Click to play videoMumbai: In what could be a fatal nexus, Mumbai police has unearthed a racket selling expired imported confectionery.
A huge seizure of renowned international brands of chocolates, energy drinks and biscuits have been recovered from the accused.
The expired products, which could prove lethal to a child’s health, were doing the rounds of some of Mumbai's most popular markets.
Thirty-four-year-old Shabir Syed, a science graduate from Bangalore along with another accomplice have been held for the crime. Syed and his accomplice would change the expiry dates on packs of confectionery and circulate them again in the market. Police are not ruling out the possibility of involvement of more people in this racket.
“There was a cold storage godown in Southern Mumbai where these chocolates were being stored. It is possible that the person who was giving the chocolates to the accused was giving it to other people also,†says Senior Inspector, Dongri Police Station, P Boparai.
According to a survey high-end chocolates alone see an average turnover of over one and a half billion dollars worldwide. This when combined with their target consumers sounds alarm bells for the younger lot.
Meanwhile, the hunt is still on for the man who masterminded the whole racket. Police are hoping that his arrest would reveal a nexus of people functional across country.
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