NationalSunday, 20 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tirupati laddu ghee adulteration case: ED arrest, ₹230 crore supply trail and fake records
ED arrested Sukruti Foods owner Kailash Chand Mangla in the Tirupati laddu adulterated ghee case linked to ₹230 crore supplies from 2019-2024.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Kailash Chand Mangla, owner of Sukruti Foods, in the Tirupati laddu adulterated ghee case linked to supplies worth ₹230 crore during 2019-2024.
Key specifics
- ₹230 crore was the alleged value of adulterated ghee supplied to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams between 2019 and 2024.
- ₹96 crore worth of adulterated ghee was said to have been produced by Sukruti Foods, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- The ED said Mangla coordinated supply through firms including Sri Vaishnavi Dairy Specialities and Malkangaa Milk & Agro Products.
- Fake records were allegedly created for purchase and sale of ghee and refined palm oil to hide the use of adulterants.
- The case also mentioned chemicals such as MG-90, mono glycerides and acetic acid mixed with refined palm oil, palm kernel oil and palmoline.
Exam lens
Question type: Polity-governance and current affairs fact match, key facts: ED, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, ₹230 crore, 2019-2024, Ghaziabad. TNPSC one-liner: identify the agency, the accused, the amount and the period in a high-frequency corruption and food-adulteration case.