TTD ghee adulteration case: ED attaches assets worth ₹129.85 crore of dairy firms

The ED has attached assets under Prevention of Money Laundering Act as part of its probe into the alleged supply of adulterated ghee used in preparation of laddus at Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala. | Photo Credit: Representative photo

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth ₹129.85 crore belonging to dairy companies, their promoters and related entities in connection with the alleged supply of adulterated ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

The ED, in a release on Wednesday, said the attachment was made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, as part of its probe into the alleged supply of adulterated ghee used in the preparation of laddu prasadams at the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala.

The assets belong to Bhole Baba Organic Dairymilk Private Limited; Sri Vyshnavi Dairy Specialities Private Limited, their promoters Vipin Jain and Pomil Jain and their family members; Sukriti Foods Private Limited, its promoter Kailash Chand Mangla and his family members, besides other related entities and individuals.