On Saturday,
march 16, two
fruit vendors at Moazzam Jahi Market were taken into custody by the municipal
police for storing and offering for sale artificially ripened mangoes.
police searched two stores, New Liberty
fruit Shop and Lucky
fruit Shop, across from Clock Tower, after receiving a tip. They found contaminated mangoes valued at Rs 3 lakh.
Irfan Khan, 35, and Mohd Hussain, 47, have been named as the
people that were detained. Eighteen trays of mangoes and FYK sachets were taken from Lucky
fruit Shop, while five packets of FYK Ethylene ripener and eight trays of mangoes from New Liberty
fruit Shop were confiscated.
Police said that because of high demand, the two
fruit merchants who were detained were providing artificially ripened mangoes. "They have violated the FSSAI regulations, endangering human life." These mangoes can lead to skin and respiratory problems, according to the police.
At the
sultan Bazar
police station, a case has been filed under Sections 420 (cheating), 272 (adulterating any article of food or drink), 273 (selling of noxious food or drink), and 336 (endangering life or personal safety for others) of the
indian Penal Code. Further investigations are underway.