Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Illegal Gutkha Unit Busted Near Barkas in Hyderabad
Officials in Hyderabad searched places suspected of selling or making tobacco products illegally.
They inspected 25 premises after receiving intelligence.
At a home near Barkas, they found a hidden factory making pan masala and gutkha.
The authorities took away materials, chemicals, machines, and fake packets.
The packets used names of well-known brands.
Other searches found tobacco products that had not been properly recorded.
Officials are investigating where the products came from and where they were being sold.
They said those responsible may face action for avoiding taxes and breaking the law.
Telangana officials inspected 25 premises across Hyderabad on September 1, 2026.
An illegal pan masala and gutkha unit was found inside residential premises at Erragunta near Barkas.
Authorities seized raw materials, chemicals, equipment, and counterfeit packaging using several popular brand names.
Inspections in multiple Hyderabad areas also uncovered significant unaccounted pan masala stocks.
Investigations will trace suppliers and distribution networks, with legal action planned under GST laws.
- Who
- The Telangana Commercial Taxes Department and officials conducting the inspections.
- What
- Authorities busted an illegal pan masala and gutkha manufacturing unit and seized materials, equipment, counterfeit packaging, and unaccounted stocks.
- When
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
- Where
- Across Hyderabad, including Erragunta near Barkas, Feelkhana, Begum Bazaar, Tolichowki, Golconda, Bada Bazaar, Langar Houz, and Babanagar.
- Why
- The inspections followed specific intelligence inputs and targeted suspected tax evasion, clandestine production, and unrecorded inventories.
- Inspections
- 25 premises were inspected across Hyderabad.
- Manufacturing site
- An illegal unit was found inside residential premises at Erragunta near Barkas.
- Seized materials
- Raw materials, chemicals, manufacturing equipment, counterfeit packaging, and unaccounted pan masala stocks were seized.
- Packaging names
- Counterfeit packaging carried names including RMD, Goa 100, Badshah, Zaffrani Gold, and Vimal Pan Masala.
- Investigation
- Officials are tracing supply sources, distribution networks, and the total amount of tax evasion.
- Planned action
- Authorities said legal action will be initiated under the Telangana GST Act 2017, the Central GST Act 2017, and other applicable statutes.