{
  "id": 10443277,
  "title": "Tukaram Mundhe on Sanjay Raut’s extortion charges: ‘If my officers are corrupt, show me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/tukaram-mundhe-on-sanjay-rauts-extortion-charges-if-my-officers-are",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:37:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/fda-tukaram-mundhe-food-safety-body-sanjay-raut-extortion-charges-10897794/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has dismissed the extortion allegations brought by Sanjay Raut against his officers. According to Tukaram Mundhe, the charges are vague and do not provide any specifics. He stated that his office has not received any letter from Sanjay Raut regarding his claims that food safety officials were extorting money from hoteliers, restaurants and quick commerce businesses. Sanjay Raut reportedly wrote a letter accusing FDA Designated Officers (DOs), Assistant Commissioners (ACs) and Food Safety Officers (FSOs) of collecting large sums of money by threatening to suspend licenses. Tukaram Mundhe expressed gratitude to Sanjay Raut and requested that if he has any details, he should share them with him or the Anti-Corruption Bureau.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe dismisses extortion allegations.",
    "Sanjay Raut claims FDA officers extorted money from businesses.",
    "Mundhe requests specific details or submits allegations to Anti-Corruption Bureau."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}