Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) team confiscated large quantities of prepared items along with raw materials such as maida, salt, and samosa pattis during a raid at a illegal samosa manufacturing unit in Jiyaguda, Hyderabad on March 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A 73-year-old man was held after the Hyderabad police Task Force uncovered an illegal samosa manufacturing unit operating under highly unhygienic conditions in Jiyaguda, seizing food stock and equipment worth an estimated ₹5 lakh. Acting on specific inputs, the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), along with Task Force personnel and the Kulsumpura police, carried out a raid at a premises opposite SBA Garden on Friday (March 20, 2026) evening. The accused, identified as Abdul Rasheed, was running the unit without mandatory clearances, including an FSSAI licence, trade licence, or fire safety certification. Published – March 21, 2026 12:53 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Civil Supplies Department cracked down on illegal possession of LPG cylinders Israel attacks Tehran, Beirut as U.S. sends Marines to West Asia