ED attaches ₹129.85 crore in ghee adulteration fraud involving TTD

It matters to citizens as it details a major fraud involving the adulteration of ghee supplied to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for religious offerings.

Who it concerns: The document concerns M/s Bhole Baba Oroganic Dairymilk Pvt. Ltd., M/s Sri Vyshnavi Dairy Specialities Pvt. Ltd., M/s Sukriti Foods Pvt. Ltd., their promoters (Vipin Jain, Pomil Jain, Kailash Chand Mangla), their family members, front dairies, chemical suppliers, and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

What the ED says it did

• ED provisionally attached immovable and movable assets worth Rs. 129.85 Crore under PMLA, 2002.
• The investigation is based on an FIR registered at Tirupati East Police Station alleging criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and corruption in the supply of adulterated ghee to TTD.
• A chargesheet and supplementary chargesheet were filed before the Hon’ble Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases, Nellore.
• ED found that adulterated ghee worth Rs. 234.5 Crore was supplied to TTD by M/s Bhole Baba, directly and through front dairies.
• The ghee was manufactured by blending refined palm oil, palm kernel oil, and palmolein with chemicals (monoglycerides, acetic acid ester, lactic acid, and beta-carotene) and invoiced as edible oils.
• Fictitious purchases of milk/ghee and sales of by-products were recorded to project a genuine dairy operation.
• Payments for fictitious purchases were returned in cash via hawala channels to fund bogus buyers, pay commissions to front dairies, and pay other connected persons.
• ED conducted searches on 03.06.2026 at 16 premises across Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh.
• Cash and bank balances of Rs. 2.7 Crore were seized or frozen during the searches.
• Vipin Jain and Kailash Chand Mangla were arrested by ED.
• Total attachments in the case, including seizure and freezing under Section 17 of PMLA, amount to Rs. 132.55 Crore.

Also in the document

• The fraud involved the preparation of the sacred Lord Venkateswara Laddu Prasadam.
• The ED stated that the scheme endangered public health and generated huge unlawful gains.
• The investigation is ongoing.