Thane. Food stock worth about Rs 48 lakh has been seized by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during a major drive against illegal sale of expired food products. After this action, the police has registered an FIR against senior officials and other related people associated with Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, BlinkIt and Hyperpure of Zomato. An official gave this information on Saturday.
FIR lodged against ten people
A total of 10 people have been named in this FIR lodged at Shanti Nagar Police Station in Thane. These include senior officials and employees of Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, BlinkIt and Zomato Hyperpure, besides the names of operators running a disposal agency and local suppliers. Police have registered this case under relevant sections of ‘Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006’ and ‘Indian Code of Justice (BNS), 2023’.
Nominated key officers and suppliers
Those against whom legal action has been taken in this high-profile case include V. Subramaniam, whole-time director of Reliance Consumer Products Limited, Ashok Kumar Singh of Reliance Consumer Products Limited, Vijay Bhikaji Kharmale, nominee of Reliance Retail Limited and Nilesh Ramdasrao Deshmukh, warehouse manager of Reliance Retail Limited. Apart from this, the names of Blinkit Commerce director Arbinder Singh Dhinsa, Blinkit Commerce’s Deepak Singh, Zomato Hyperpure’s Abid Shaikh, Babar Mian Ahmed Siddiqui of ‘BK Dispose’ agency, local supplier Gulzar Abdul Khan, Bhiwandi’s Chavindra and Abdul Mobin Khan associated with Bhiwandi-based ‘Discount Store’ have also been registered in the FIR. The administration and police are engaged in further investigation in this serious matter related to food safety.
