Overview
- The unit was launched on March 19 at the old Begum Bazar police station building by DCP (Task Force) Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath under Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar.
- H-FAST will coordinate raids with Food Safety Officers to detect, seize and prosecute offences related to unsafe food.
- Citizens can report suspected adulteration via the toll-free number 8712661212 or through the team's official social media channels.
- Police state a zero-tolerance policy toward food adulteration with strict legal action planned against violators.
- The launch follows police raids on six Ganj Bazar stores for allegedly adulterated dairy products with six arrests, plus a busted illegal pickle unit in Jiyaguda with two apprehended.