Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducts raids in Thane and Pune and seizes food products worth about ₹48 lakh. The action follows an alleged expired-food disposal or diversion racket, and licences of five establishments are suspended. The reports also say police file a First Information Report (FIR) linked to the case.
Outlets identify the targeted entities as Reliance Consumer Products and Reliance Retail, along with Blinkit and Zomato Hyperpure facilities. Business Line and other sources describe the scrutiny as focused on gaps in how contractors dispose of expired products, while NDTV reports that ten people are named in the FIR. The Hindu adds that the FIR is registered at Shanti Nagar police station in Thane and includes company officials and employees, as well as disposal agency operators and local suppliers.
While the outlets differ slightly in how they describe the alleged disposal failures and the chain of responsibility, they agree on the core elements: FDA seizures in Thane and Pune, licence suspensions for five establishments, and an FIR naming individuals connected to the companies and disposal operations.
