TTD News: Who is Kailash Chand Manglam? ED arrests supplier in Tirupati Laddu ghee adulteration case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Kailash Chand Manglam, one of the co-conspirators in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) ghee adulteration case. Manglam, a promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, was accused of facilitating the procurement of adulterants and manufacturing adulterated ghee at his factory premises. The ghee used to prepare Tirupati Laddu prasadam was allegedly manufactured using refined palm oil, palmolein, and various chemicals, including MG-90, Monoglycerides, Myvacet Soft 400, and Acetic Acid Ester.

The fraudulent supplies of ghee to TTD during 2019-2024 were valued at ₹230 crore, with ₹96 crore of adulterated ghee manufactured by Manglam. He was arrested under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 and remanded to judicial custody.

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