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Crime
Tamil Nadu Traders Arrested in Sabarimala Ghee Scam
✍️ Mangalore Today
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 11:17 AM
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Two traders from Tamil Nadu have been taken into custody over allegations of supplying fake ghee to the Sabarimala shrine.
The Kerala Police arrested two traders from Tamil Nadu on Thursday night in connection with a ghee supply scam at the Sabarimala shrine.
According to officials, the traders had supplied large quantities of ghee that were allegedly adulterated and sold to pilgrims during the annual pilgrimage season.
The arrest was made after a complaint filed by a local distributor who claimed that the ghee did not meet the required purity standards.
The police have seized the ghee batches and are conducting a forensic analysis. The traders are being held on charges of fraud and misrepresentation.
The case is now under investigation by the Kerala State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.
According to officials, the traders had supplied large quantities of ghee that were allegedly adulterated and sold to pilgrims during the annual pilgrimage season.
The arrest was made after a complaint filed by a local distributor who claimed that the ghee did not meet the required purity standards.
The police have seized the ghee batches and are conducting a forensic analysis. The traders are being held on charges of fraud and misrepresentation.
The case is now under investigation by the Kerala State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.