NOB-Hyderabad news: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (Khairtabad Zone Team) conducted a surprise inspection at Shehzada Food Master in Mallepally under the limits of Habeeb Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad. During the raid, police nabbed one accused, Mohammed Farooq (50), owner of the unit, for manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger garlic paste in unhygienic conditions. The paste was reportedly prepared by mixing acetic acid, synthetic food colours, gum powder and salt, and stored in open plastic containers exposed to dust and flies, making it unsafe for consumption. Police also found that the FSSAI licence printed at the premises had expired in 2018. The accused allegedly supplied the adulterated paste to wholesale kirana stores, restaurants and catering services across Hyderabad to earn illegal profits. During the operation, authorities seized about 1,090 kg of adulterated ginger garlic paste, 875 kg of raw ginger and garlic, chemicals used for adulteration, grinding machines, and a mobile phone, with the total value estimated at Rs.2.2 lakh. The accused and seized materials were handed over to Habeeb Nagar Police Station for further investigation.