Fake desi ghee sellers caught

Two people were arrested on Sunday for preparing and selling fake desi ghee. Butter oil, locally called, desi ghee, sells for over Rs400 per kilogramme as against Rs250/kg for palm oil.

The actual price of pure butter oil or desi ghee is around Rs1,200/kg to Rs1,800 depending upon quality and brand. Mansehra Assistant Commissioner Jawad Sardar Marwat and Assistant Food Controller Shaukat Sultan raided a house and recovered fake desi ghee in huge quantity.

Acting on a tip-off, district administration and food department jointly raided a house seized more than 200kg of fake desi ghee and arrested Qamar Zaman and Liaq Zada.

The accused were preparing and selling fake desi ghee for Rs400/kg in far-flung areas of Hazara division. The officers conducted a sting operation to confirm the act and arrested the suspects at the time of delivery.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 28^th, 2020.