Police in Hyderabad’s Future City area arrested a milk vendor after raiding an alleged adulteration unit at Pocharam village in Ibrahimpatnam and seizing about 100 litres of suspected adulterated milk, one litre of hydrogen peroxide and 35 kg of milk powder.
The raid was carried out on Friday following a tip-off, according to the Future City Police. The arrested man was identified as Ande Srisailam, 43, a local resident. Police alleged that he mixed hydrogen peroxide and milk powder with milk before supplying it to customers across Hyderabad.
The seized material and the suspect were handed over to the Ibrahimpatnam police for further action. The supplied report did not specify the number of customers who may have received the milk, the names of any distribution points or whether laboratory testing had been completed.
Police described the alleged activity as posing a potential health risk. Hydrogen peroxide is not a normal ingredient in milk, and its alleged use in a consumer supply chain has placed the focus on the controls governing small-scale milk processing and distribution on Hyderabad’s outskirts.
The unit raided by the police was located in Pocharam village, in Ibrahimpatnam on the outskirts of the city. The location is significant to the reported supply chain because the police alleged that milk processed there was supplied to customers across Hyderabad, linking a peripheral production site to consumers in the wider metropolitan market.
Officials seized the suspected adulterated milk along with the chemical and milk powder during the operation. The report did not provide details of the unit’s registration status, the quantity of milk already distributed, the intended use of the seized hydrogen peroxide or the specific sections under which the case was registered.
The Ibrahimpatnam police are expected to take further action after receiving the suspect and the seized materials from the Future City Police. Any confirmation of the contents of the seized milk, the extent of distribution and the next legal steps will depend on the investigation and examination of the materials recovered during the raid.
