Tirupati Temple Laddu
Four people have been arrested by the Special Investigation Team in the Tirupati Temple Laddu dispute in Andhra Pradesh. In the Laddu of Tirupati temple, there was talk of animal fat. After this, there was anger of devotees all over the country. A special investigation team led by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was formed to investigate the case. The same team has arrested four people, who are associated with different dairy, but they have a hand in giving animal fat ghee to the temple.
Officials said that the Special Investigation Team has arrested four people in connection with the alleged adulteration in Tirupati Laddus to be offered to devotees at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple. The arrested people have been identified as Vipin Jain, former director of Bhole Baba Dairy and Pomil Jain, Apoorva Chavda of Vaishnavi Dairy and Raju Rajasekharan of AR Dairy.
Which dairy is accused
An official said late Sunday night, “Four people have been arrested. Two persons (Bipin Jain and Pomi Jain) are from Bhole Baba Dairy, Apoorva Chavda is associated with ‘Vaishnavi Dairy’ and (Raju) Rajasekharan ‘AR Dairy’. According to sources, every stage of ghee supply in SIT investigation It is revealed to be, due to which arrests were made. He alleged that Vaishnavi Dairy officials obtained a tender in the name of AR Dairy to supply ghee to the temple and were also involved in making fake records to manipulate the tender process.
Five members in special investigation team
Sources said that the SIT revealed that Vaishnavi Dairy had falsely claimed that she used to get ghee from Bhole Baba Dairy, while officials found that the temple board near Bhole Baba Dairy did not have the ability to meet the demand of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, the temple board near Bhole Baba Dairy Was. On the order of the Supreme Court, the CBI formed a five -member SIT in November last year to investigate the allegations of animal fat in making Tirupati Laddus. He said that the team consists of two officers of the central agency, two officers of Andhra Pradesh Police and one officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Chandrababu Naidu had made allegations
After hearing the petitions of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy and YSRCP (Yuvjan Shramikar Raithu Congress Party) Rajya Sabha member YV Subba Reddy and others, the apex court said in its order on October 4 last year that laddoo made laddus The SIT will investigate the allegation of use of animal fat and it will be monitored by CBI Director. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged in September that animal fat was used to prepare Tirupati’s laddus during the previous government led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the state. This statement of Naidu created a big political controversy. (Input- PTI language)
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