Maharashtra Raids Seize Banned Gutka Worth Over Rs 9 Lakh
The moves signal coordinated policing with FDA to choke local supply chains.
Overview
- Ulhasnagar police arrested Arbaz Nasir Khan after an FDA complaint led to a raid that seized banned tobacco worth about Rs 5.06 lakh.
- An FIR is registered at the Ulhasnagar police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant FDA provisions, and two more suspects are wanted.
- In Beed district, the Local Crime Branch raided a Rajuri shop, detained Vikas Mahadev Tule, and seized flavoured gutka valued at about Rs 2.45 lakh.
- Beed police also dismantled a small gutka unit in Georai, arresting Javed Nizam Shaikh and seizing products and machines worth about Rs 2.12 lakh.
- Investigators are tracing suppliers and local distribution hubs in a crackdown on gutka, a chewable tobacco mix banned in Maharashtra.