Navi Mumbai: Rs 17.4 lakh gutka seized from tempo; 1 held

Police have confiscated the banned gutka valued at Rs 174 lakh from a tempo and arrested one person in this connection in Navi Mumbai an official said on Wednesday reported news agency PTIThe tempo was intercepted on the MumbaiPune road on Monday eveningUpon checking the police recovered gutka of various brands from the vehicle the official from Kamote police station saidA 23yearold man resident of Kandivli in neighbouring Mumbai was arrested in this connection on Tuesday he said reported PTIA case has been registered against the accused under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 reported PTIEfforts were on to trace another person involved in the offence the official saidTwo shopkeepers held with banned gutka tobacco items in ThaneIn another case the police have arrested two shopkeepers after seizing gutka and other banned products from their outlets in Thane city of Maharashtra an official said reported PTIThe Food and Drug Administration FDA personnel conducted raids at a grocery shop and a paan stall in the Diva area on July 14They seized the banned gutka other tobacco products and blended paan masala collectively valued at Rs 27470 from the premises the official from Mumbra police station said reported PTIThe two shopkeepers were arrested on July 15During interrogation they were unable to provide any valid purchase receipts for the banned substances found in their shops the official said reported PTIThe two accused were booked under various Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including 274 adulteration of food or drink intended for sale 275 sale of noxious food or drink 123 causing hurt by means of poison etc with intent to commit an offence and provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act the police saidThane Banned tobacco products seized two arrestedEarlier in May an official said that the Wagle Estate police in the city has seized gutka or scented tobacco mix and other banned tobacco products worth Rs 40000 and arrested two men reported news agency PTIA police team intercepted a tempo and found that it was transporting banned tobacco products of different brands he saidTempo driver Ayush Chotelal Nigam 22 and Shivam Sitaram Nigam 22 were arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 123 causing hurt by means of poison etc with intent to commit an offence 223 disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant and 275 sale of noxious food or drink reported PTIPolice are looking for a person named Anand Jaiswal who was allegedly connected to the illegal supply and sale of these banned substancesWith inputs from PTI