Authorities from Thane city conducted inspections of two storage facilities located in the Dahisar area of Shil-Daighar earlier this week, resulting in the seizure of 200 tonnes of expired goods, an official statement indicates
The stock included food grains, cereals, flour, sugar, rice, dry fruits, toilet cleaners, sanitary pads, washing powders, and branded soaps, the official said. Representational Pic
Two individuals affiliated with a recycling enterprise have been arrested in the Thane district of Maharashtra on suspicion of repackaging expired products, including food items, for market resale, according to police reports issued on Sunday.
Thane city police conducted inspections of two storage facilities located in the Dahisar area of Shil-Daighar earlier this week, resulting in the seizure of 200 tonnes of expired goods, an official said, according to news agency PTI.
The accused individuals, Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Munir Chowdhary (41) and Mohammad Akram Mohammad Ismail Shaikh (58), have been identified as partners operating a recycling and waste management business in Bhiwandi.
"Based on a tip-off that a recycling company was engaged in bringing expired products back into the market instead of destroying them, our team conducted raids on July 9 and 10 at two godowns located in Dahisar," the official revealed, reported PTI.
He further stated that the team found a massive stockpile of nearly 200 tonnes of expired goods, initially dispatched by an e-commerce company for safe destruction, being repacked and stored for resale.
The stock included food grains, cereals, flour, sugar, rice, dry fruits, toilet cleaners, sanitary pads, washing powders, and branded soaps, the official said.
"Labels on these products were deliberately torn, and the items were repacked in plastic and gunny bags to be sold in Bhiwandi and surrounding areas," he added.
The official said that the duo was booked under sections 318(4) (cheating), 336(2) (forgery), and 340(2) (using forged documents or records as genuine) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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(With PTI inputs)
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