Illegal samosa making unit busted in Hyderabad’s Jiyaguda; stale eggs, used cooking oil seized

Hyderabad police bust illegal samosa unit, seizing 500 stale eggs and used cooking oil, risking public health.

A 73-year-old man was held after the Hyderabad police Task Force uncovered an illegal samosa manufacturing unit operating under highly unhygienic conditions in Jiyaguda, seizing food stock and equipment worth an estimated ₹5 lakh.

Acting on specific inputs, the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), along with Task Force personnel and the Kulsumpura police, carried out a raid at a premises opposite SBA Garden on Friday (March 20, 2026) evening. The accused, identified as Abdul Rasheed, was running the unit without mandatory clearances, including an FSSAI licence, trade licence, or fire safety certification.

The teams found that the unit was engaged in large-scale preparation of samosas using spoiled and substandard ingredients. Around 500 stale boiled eggs and five kilograms of repeatedly used cooking oil were seized during the operation. The team also confiscated large quantities of prepared items, including hundreds of eggs, sweet corn, and onion samosas, along with raw materials such as maida, salt, and samosa pattis.

Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) team confiscated large quantities of prepared items along with raw materials such as maida, salt, and samosa pattis during a raid at a illegal samosa manufacturing unit in Jiyaguda, Hyderabad on March 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Machinery used in the operation, including a fryer, an onion cutting machine, and other cooking utensils, was also seized. The police said the conditions in which the food was being prepared posed a serious risk to public health. A case has been registered, and further investigation is under way at Kulsumpura police.

The Hyderabad police said enforcement drives against food adulteration and unauthorised food manufacturing units will continue, urging citizens to report such violations to help safeguard public health.