{
  "id": 17644442,
  "title": "Over 22,000 litres of ‘adulterated’, expired ghee worth ₹1.6 crore seized in Rajasthan; 3 arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/over-22-000-litres-of-adulterated-expired-ghee-worth-1-6-crore-seized",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T17:15:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/over-22-000-litres-of-adulterated-expired-ghee-seized-in-rajasthan-3-arrested-101793551843059.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 22,000 litres of allegedly adulterated ghee, worth approximately ₹1.6 crore, was seized by authorities in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district on Saturday. The investigation involved three arrests - Ram Tayal, 26, Mukesh Kumar, 24, and Vikas Kumar, 42 - by the CID Crime Branch, local police, and food safety officials. The seizure occurred during raids at two premises, where 16,394 litres of ghee, packed under various brand names, were found. The ghee was suspected to be expired, repackaged with fresh labels, and sold in the market. Investigators also suspect that palm oil and vanaspati from Gujarat were used to prepare the adulterated ghee. The premises were sealed for laboratory testing of collected samples.",
  "summary": "Food safety authorities also recovered expired ghee, containers without labels, packaging material, stickers, a packing machine and other equipment.",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 22,000 litres of adulterated ghee seized in Rajasthan",
    "Three suspects arrested: Ram Tayal, Mukesh Kumar, Vikas Kumar",
    "Ghee suspected to be expired, repackaged with fresh labels"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}