TTD News: Who is Kailash Chand Manglam? ED arrests supplier in Tirupati Laddu ghee adulteration case
TTD News: The accused, Kailash Chand Manglam, was accused of facilitating the procurement of adulterants and manufacturing adulterated ghee at his factory premises.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) apprehended Kailash Chand Manglam, a co-conspirator in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) ghee adulteration case. He was brought before the Special Court (PMLA) in Visakhapatnam and remanded into custody. Manglam, a promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, was accused of enabling the acquisition of adulterants and producing adulterated ghee at his factory.
He was arrested on September 17 following an investigation initiated by the ED based on a First Information Report (FIR) filed at Tirupati East Police Station. The investigation revealed that adulterated ghee was manufactured using refined palm oil, palmolein, various chemicals, and MG-90, Monoglycerides, Myvacet Soft 400, and Acetic Acid Ester.
The ED stated that the fraudulent supplies of ghee to TTD from 2019 to 2024 were valued at ₹230 crore, with ₹96 crore of adulterated ghee manufactured by Manglam. He was also involved in creating and maintaining false records to conceal the use of adulterants and create a false narrative of legitimate production.
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