PUNE: The Pune police have recently seized banned Gutka and Paan Masala worth Rs 56,200 from Lohegaon. The police have arrested a 32-year-old person in this regard.
The suspect has been identified as Raju Umaram Prajapati, a resident of Dhanori. He has been charged under relevant sections of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. The Airport police team led by sub-inspector S S Chavan made the arrest.
Food Safety Officer Sachin Adhav (34) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lodged a complaint in this regard.
Chavan said that the police had received a tip-off that Prajapati had stored Gutka and Paan Masala at his shop in Kutwal colony in Lohegaon. "We raided the godown and seized 140 packets of Gutka and 211 packets of Paan Masala and 305 packets of tobacco," Chavan said.
It may be noted that recently Bund Garden police had recovered Gutka worth Rs 1.78 lakh from Prakash Lakshmichand Kawediya (48) and Ajay Shrirammurti Yadav (31), both residents of Tadiwala Road. While, Sub-inspector of Pimpri police station Ansar Shaikh had seized export quality Gutka worth Rs four lakh from a 46-year-old Ashok Arjandas Ramnani in Pimpri Camp. The police investigations have revealed that Ramnani was about to send the Gutka to Dubai.
The suspect has been identified as Raju Umaram Prajapati, a resident of Dhanori. He has been charged under relevant sections of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. The Airport police team led by sub-inspector S S Chavan made the arrest.
Food Safety Officer Sachin Adhav (34) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lodged a complaint in this regard.
Chavan said that the police had received a tip-off that Prajapati had stored Gutka and Paan Masala at his shop in Kutwal colony in Lohegaon. "We raided the godown and seized 140 packets of Gutka and 211 packets of Paan Masala and 305 packets of tobacco," Chavan said.
It may be noted that recently Bund Garden police had recovered Gutka worth Rs 1.78 lakh from Prakash Lakshmichand Kawediya (48) and Ajay Shrirammurti Yadav (31), both residents of Tadiwala Road. While, Sub-inspector of Pimpri police station Ansar Shaikh had seized export quality Gutka worth Rs four lakh from a 46-year-old Ashok Arjandas Ramnani in Pimpri Camp. The police investigations have revealed that Ramnani was about to send the Gutka to Dubai.
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