AMC Seals Ambaji’s Mohanthal Shop in Late-Night Raid Over Fake Ghee
A thorough investigation has begun in the case of the use of counterfeit ghee in the offerings at Ambaji. The fake ghee was purchased from Nilkanth Traders in Madhupura, Ahmedabad, by Mohini Caterers, who prepare the offerings. The operation was carried out by the Ambaji Police, Gandhinagar Food Department, and the Food Department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, who conducted a check at Nilkanth Traders. The shop and warehouse of Nilkanth Traders have been sealed, and the owners were not present when the police and food department teams conducted their inspection.
During the Inspection, the Owner was Not Found Present.
The teams from the Gandhinagar Food Department and the Ambaji Police, along with assistance from the Food Department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, conducted a check at Nilkanth Traders in Madhupura, Ahmedabad. Mohini Caterers, who made the revelation, had purchased the ghee from this trader in Madhupura, Ahmedabad. When the teams arrived for the inspection at the shop and warehouse in Madhupura, the owner was not present.
The Food Department’s team has confiscated 3 boxes of 15 kilograms each of ghee from Nilkanth Traders. Both the warehouse and shop, where the owner was not present during the inspection, have been sealed in the Dareda area. Samples of the ghee have been taken from Nilkanth Traders for further investigation and action.
The Ghee Boxes Seized from Mohini Caterers in Ambaji.
As per the investigation by the Gandhinagar Food Department, did not adhere to batch numbers, specifications, labeling, and other regulations. The labels from Sabar Dairy were found to be applied and used instead.
The AMC Food Department team will conduct further investigations into the ghee supplied by Nilkanth Traders in Madhupura, Ahmedabad, to Mohini Caterers in Ambaji. The inspection will focus on batch numbers, specifications, labeling, and other compliance standards to determine why Municipal Corporation Food Department’s team will conduct further investigations into the ghee supplied by Nilkanth Traders in Madhupura, Ahmedabad, to Mohini Caterers in Ambaji. The inspection will focus on batch numbers, specifications, labeling, and other compliance standards to determine why it did not adhere to these regulations.did not adhere to these regulations.
When the team from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Food Department and the Gandhinagar Food and Safety Team reached Nilkanth Traders’ shop in Madhupura, Ahmedabad, the workers present there did not provide any cooperation. Instead, when the team attempted to carry out their inspection, the lights were turned off, and they were given no satisfactory response. Upon requesting access to the warehouse, they were informed that the warehouse did not have a key. This raised suspicions about the activities of Nilkanth Traders’ workers. It appears that the workers at Nilkanth Traders did not cooperate with the Food Department team from both the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Gandhinagar, further fueling concerns about their operations.
