FIR against Reliance Consumer Products director, 9 others after FDA crackdown on expired food products

Police have filed an FIR against a Reliance Consumer Products director and nine others after the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized food stock worth ₹48 lakh during a multi-district crackdown on diversion and sale of expired, damaged and rejected food products, an official said.

The Shanti Nagar police station in Thane registered the FIR. It names 10 accused, including senior officials and employees associated with Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, Blinkit, and Zomato Hyperpure, as well as disposal agency operators and local suppliers.

The FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Those named in the FIR include V Subramaniam, Whole-time Director, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd, Ashok Kumar Singh, Reliance Consumer Products Ltd, Vijay Bhikaji Kharmale, Nominee, Reliance Retail Ltd and Nilesh Ramdasrao Deshmukh, Warehouse Manager, Reliance Retail Ltd.

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