CM flying squad seizes 8.5 quintals of adulterated mawa in Hisar

Hisar: The chief minister's flying squad on Sunday morning raided two houses in Dhani Shyam Lal, exposing an illegal operation of producing adulterated mawa (khoya). The team recovered 8.5 quintals of contaminated mawa stored in unhygienic conditions. The adulterated product, purchased from Rajasthan at Rs 130 per kg, was being sold in Hisar for Rs 180 per kg.During the raid, officials apprehended Mahavir Singh, a resident of Kawalsar village in Rajasthan's Churu district. In his presence, 675 kg of mawa was seized, much of it stored in dirty, foul-smelling water inside freezers. Mahavir admitted that the mawa was fake and regularly supplied to prominent sweet shops in Hisar, including all outlets of Bikaner Sweets, as well as shops in Barwala and Uklana.Investigators revealed that around Rakshabandhan and Teej, approximately 35 quintals of such adulterated mawa were supplied from this facility. While market rates for genuine mawa stood at Rs 500 per kg, the adulterated version was sold to shops for just Rs 150 per kg.The CM's flying squad, led by Hisar Range in-charge Sunaina, along with food safety officer Dr Pawan Chahal, ASI Surendra, HC Vijay, SI Krishna Kumar, HC Surendra, Anoop, and Manoj, collected six samples for laboratory testing. The seized mawa, found unfit for consumption, was destroyed by burying it in pits.Flying Squad Raids Kataria Sweets, Issues ChallanFollowing the raid, officials inspected Kataria Sweets in Hisar, where shop owner Rajkumar admitted to purchasing mawa from the seized stock and using it to prepare 20 kg of barfi. Samples of the barfi were collected for testing, and a challan was issued to the shop.(Caption of photo: CM Flying team during the raid.)

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