SATPUR : The Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) has spurred its drive to take legal action against Gutkha, Pan Masala manufacturers and sellers across the district. As a part of this drive, FDA raided a godown of a merchant in Kathe Lane area on Tuesday. Stocks of Gutkha, Pan Masala and Sweet Supari (betel nuts) worth around Rs 3 lakh were seized during this drive. The administration has filed crime in this case with Ambad and Bhadrakali Police Stations.
After the FDA officials got a secret information about illegal storage and sale of Gutkha, Pan Masala and Supari, they set a trap and arrested Sunil Raghunath Musale. After inspection, the godown owned by Musale was found full of stocks of Guthka packets of brands including Hira, Vimal, Hira Pan Masala, RMD Gutkha, Mogli Supari, Kuber tobacco and other products. Administration seized entire stocks and filed crime against 5 persons owner Raghunath Bhatu Musale, Sunil Raghunath Musale, Sudhakar Musale, Rahul Musale and Ashok Dutonde under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and section 328 of IPC.
Meanwhile, administrative officials also raided a shop at building Kasturi Park in the same area. They seized stocks of Gutkha and other tobacco based products worth Rs 80,000. They have taken Rakesh Deshmukh in custody in this case and filed crime against him. FDA officials including Assistant Commissioner M M Sanap (Zone 1), D S Mahale (Zone 3), Food Safety Officer P S Lohar, N D Mohite, R S Takate, U V Kumbhojkar, R D Suryavanshi, B C Ingale and others conducted these raids under the aegis of Joint FDA Commissioner Chandrakant Pawar and seized the illegal stocks of Gutkha and other tobacco based products.
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