Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), a special unit of Hyderabad Police to check food adulteration, is maintaining a strict vigil on the sale of chemically ripened mangoes.Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar, who heads H-FAST, said on Friday that legal action is being initiated against those who violate the rules.He urged the public not to be deceived by the outward appearance of the fruit and to verify its naturalness before purchasing.B…
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Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Continuing its drive against adulterated and unhygienic food, Hyderabad police seized 12 tonnes of offal of sheep and goats worth Rs 10 lakh during a raid on a stall on Thursday. The sleuths of the Commissioner’s Task Force, Golconda team, conducted a joint operation with the H-FAST team and Mangalhat Police, raided the store in Mangalhat, and apprehended the manager, Rafi Ahmed.The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) was constituted recently under …
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) Intensifying its drive to curb adulterated food, Hyderabad police have seized a large number of ice and lassi candies laced with harmful chemicals.The sleuth of the Commissioners Taskforce, Golconda Zone Team, along with Mehdipatnam police, raided an ice cream parlour at Ahmed Nagar, in the First Lancer area, and apprehended its owner, Syed Musharafuddin, who was manufacturing and supplying ice candies and lassi in an unhygienic environment. The team seized material val…
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) Hyderabad Police will make elaborate arrangements for the peaceful conduct of Hanuman Jayanti yatra scheduled on April 2, Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar said on Tuesday. As part of the arrangements for the peaceful conduct of the annual procession, a coordination meeting was conducted by the Police Commissioner with officials and organisers.He said approximately 168 processions are expected to converge on the main yatra.To ensure security, nearly 3,000 police perso…
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Amid the ongoing shortage of LPG due to the Gulf war, Hyderabad Police on Monday busted an illegal LPG cylinder hoarding racket with the arrest of 10 persons and seizure of 414 cylinders hidden in a graveyard. Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force, along with Banjara Hills Police, busted the racket.According to Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar, the accused were found illegally hoarding 414 LPG cylinders at a graveyard in Banjara Hills to sell them at inflated prices …
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Hyderabad Police on Monday arrested 32 accused during simultaneous raids in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in four cases relating to Q-Net/ Vihaan direct selling multi-level marketing scam. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar told a news conference on Monday that the arrests were made by 30 special teams from the Central Crime Station (CCS) of theHyderabad City Police conducted simultaneous lightning raids in various parts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh…
Amaravati, March 22 (IANS) A member of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly has lost Rs 12 lakh in an online fraud, police said.Cybercriminals allegedly duped Chirri Balaraju, the MLA from Polavaram.The legislator belonging to Jana Sea Party (JSP) received a WhatsApp message containing a link in the name of a Road Transport Authority (RTA) challan.The amount was reportedly withdrawn from his bank account after he clicked on the link. On realising that he had fallen victim to cyber fraud, the MLA lodged a…
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Hyderabad Police have established food adulteration surveillance team to strengthen food safety enforcement and regulatory action.The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) under the leadership of Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, will work in close coordination with Food Safety officers.The unit was inaugurated by Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task Force, on Thursday, marking the launch of a dedicated, intelligenc…
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Hyderabad police have imposed traffic restrictions around historic Mecca Masjid on the occasion of Jummat-ul-Vida (last Friday of Ramzan) prayers. The roads around Charminar will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday (March 20).The main roads from Charminar towards Madina, Murgi Chowk, and Shalibanda will be closed to all vehicular traffic.Joint Commissioner of Police has announced that traffic will be diverted at various points in the Char…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Hyderabad police have arrested four illegal money lenders, as harassment by them for repayment of loans drove three members of a family to suicide last month.Deputy Commissioner of Police, Secunderabad Zone, Rakshitha Krishna Murthy, on Monday announced the arrests.Kadgekar Ramraj, 54, his wife Madhavi, and younger brother Kadgekar Shashank Raj were found dead at their residence in Bapu Nagar, Amberpet, on February 24.Amberpet police had registered a case and took up an…