{
  "id": 10994252,
  "title": "Bhiwandi Crime: FDA Seizes ₹16.45 Lakh Gutka, Tobacco Stock From Residential Building; Accused Flees | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/bhiwandi-crime-fda-seizes-16-45-lakh-gutka-tobacco-stock-from",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhiwandi-crime-fda-seizes-1645-lakh-gutka-tobacco-stock-from-residential-building-accused-flees-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhiwandi, September 30, 2026: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Bhiwandi recently seized a large quantity of prohibited gutka and flavored tobacco from a residential building. The seized stock, valued at around Rs 16.45 lakh, was allegedly smuggled from Gujarat for distribution in Bhiwandi, Thane, and Mumbai. Acting on a tip-off, FDA officials had been monitoring the area for a month before conducting the raid. The implicated individual, Wasim Ansari, was reported to have fled the scene when he learned of the impending action. Police broke into the two rooms suspected of storing the banned tobacco products and recovered the seized stock. The FDA is now filing legal proceedings against Wasim Ansari, who is accused of storing the prohibited tobacco products.",
  "summary": "Bhiwandi, September 30, 2026: A large stock of banned gutka and flavoured tobacco, allegedly brought illegally from Gujarat for distribution in Bhiwandi, Thane and Mumbai, was seized during a raid conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Bhiwandi. The seized stock, comprising various brands of gutka and flavoured tobacco, has been valued at approximately Rs 16.45 lakh. FDA Monitored…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}