{
  "id": 8396795,
  "title": "TTD News: Who is Kailash Chand Manglam? ED arrests supplier in Tirupati Laddu ghee adulteration case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ttd-news-who-is-kailash-chand-manglam-ed-arrests-supplier-in-tirupati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T06:14:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ttd-news-who-is-kailash-chand-manglam-ed-arrests-supplier-in-tirupati-laddu-ghee-adulteration-case-11789797565844.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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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."
}