Hyderabad: The city police arrested a businessman for selling adulterated and expired Nandini milk powder meant for public distribution scheme to school children in the name of “Ksheera Bhagya Scheme” introduced by the State government in Karnataka.
The arrested person, Chittaboina Damodar, 46, who was into milk powder business, was a resident of Bholakpur in Secunderabad. Following a tip-off, the central zone task force team along with Musheerabad police raided a godown at Musheerabad and apprehended Damodar Yadav.
Damodar found illegally transporting, storing and selling adulterated and expired Nandini milk powder (not for sale) meant for public distribution scheme to school children in the name of “Ksheera Bhagya Scheme” introduced by the State government in Karnataka.
He was selling the powder to needy customers at higher prices, which was not good for consumption. Even though Damodar was arrested earlier by food safety officers a couple of times, he did not mend his ways and did illegal business repeatedly.
Police inquiries revealed that Damodar was purchasing the expired milk powder from one Ravi, who was a native of Karnataka, for Rs.180 per kg and selling it Rs.240 per kg to needy customers at higher prices and gaining money illegally. As many as 330 kgs of milk powder bags and 450 bags of milk powder packets were seized from the possession of the arrested person.
