: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 3:37 PM IST
UP factory makes spices with donkey dung and acid; owner linked to organisation founded by Yogi Adityanath
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In news that may well make you gag, an Uttar Pradesh based factory has been using donkey dung, acid and hay along with counterfeit spices to create products for local brands. The police in UP s Hathras raided the factory on Monday night, arresting factory owner Anoop Varshney and sending several samples of the adulterated products for testing.
According to a Times of India report, Varshney is the âMandal Sah Prabhariâ of the Hindu Yuva Vahini. The report quotes officials to add that over 300 kg of fake spices had been seized in the late night raid. The problematic ingredients include donkey dung, hay and inedible colours. Officials had also found drums full of acid. The final list of products includes coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric and garam masala.
UP: Fake spice factory using acid, donkey dung unearthed
Wed, Dec 16 2020 01:34:05 PM
Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 16 (IANS): The Hathras police have unearthed a manufacturing unit making spurious and counterfeit spices of local brands using donkey dung and acid.
The factory is located in the Navipur area and the police raided it on a tip-off.
The unit owner, Anoop Varshney, who is also the office-bearer of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, has been arrested.
Joint magistrate Prem Prakash Meena said, We have seized over 300 kg of fake spices being packed in names of some local brands.
He added that during the raid, several spurious ingredients used to prepare the fake spices were found, including donkey dung, hay (bhusa), inedible colours and drums full of acids.
The accident happened around 2.30am
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The accident happened around 2.30am when Subhash Gupta (55), his wife Suman, their daughter Rinky, and two others Suman’s sister Anita Gupta (35) and the SUV driver Pawan Dubey (38) were travelling towards Delhi to visit a relative who recently underwent a kidney transplant at a private hospital in Saket.
Police suspect the truck driver dozed off behind the wheel and lost control of the vehicle on the high-speed corridor, leading to the fatal crash. While Pawan, Anita and Rinky died on the spot, Subhash and his wife sustained serious injuries.
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The factory is located in Navipur area and the police raided it on a tip-off.
The unit owner, Anoop Varshney, who is also the office bearer of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, has been arrested.
Joint magistrate Prem Prakash Meena said, “We have seized over 300 kg of fake spices being packed in names of some local brands.”
He added that during the raid, several spurious ingredients used to prepare the fake spices were found, including donkey dung, hay (bhusa), inedible colours and drums full of acids.
The recovered adulterated spices included coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric and spice mix (garam masala).
UP police busts fake spice factory using donkey dung, bhusa, acid in Hathras
The recovered adulterated spices included coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric and spice mix (garam masala). Representative image (Source: Reuters)
Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 01:15 PM IST
The Hathras police have unearthed a manufacturing unit making spurious and counterfeit spices of local brands using donkey dung and acid.
The factory is located in Navipur area and the police raided it on a tip-off.
The unit owner, Anoop Varshney, who is also the office-bearer of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, has been arrested.
Joint magistrate Prem Prakash Meena said, We have seized over 300 kg of fake spices being packed in names of some local brands.