By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | October 9, 2025 09:53 AM IST 2 min readInvestigators said the fake ghee was meant to meet the rising festive demand ahead of Diwali and other upcoming celebrations. (File/Representational Image)The Delhi Police Tuesday busted a large-scale adulterated ghee manufacturing racket, seizing 2,651 litres of spurious ghee and arresting two manufacturers following raids in the capital and neighbouring Haryana.Acting on a tip-off, a Crime Branch team carried out raids at two godowns, one in North West Delhi’s Budh Vihar and another in Jind, Haryana. The police recovered adulterated ghee packaged under labels of several popular brands. The accused have been identified as Raksesh Garg, 38, and Mukesh.According to the police, 2,241 litres were seized from a godown owned by Garg in Budh Vihar, while another 410 litres were recovered from a unit in Jind belonging to one Mukesh. The Jind facility has been sealed, and both accused have been booked under relevant sections at the Crime Branch police station.Investigators said the fake ghee was meant to meet the rising festive demand ahead of Diwali and other upcoming celebrations. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the accused allegedly blended low-grade vanaspati ghee and refined oil with flavouring agents, synthetic colours, and other unsafe substances to replicate the texture and aroma of pure ghee.“The adulterated product was then filled into containers of reputed brands and sold to local distributors, dairies, and retailers at wholesale prices,” a senior police officer said.The police added that the manufacturing cost of the spurious ghee was about Rs 200 per litre, while it was being sold to wholesalers at around Rs 350 per litre.The Department of Food Safety assisted in the operation. Investigations revealed that Garg had allegedly been running the illegal business for nearly two years and recently scaled up production. Mukesh, meanwhile, managed the manufacturing unit and supplied the adulterated product across Haryana and the Delhi-NCR region.Story continues below this adThe Delhi Police busted an adulterated ghee racket last week also, arresting six men, and seizing 1,625 kg of spurious stock from three illegal units. ()Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Delhi PoliceGhee