Claim
A racket changing the expiry dates of food products has been uncovered at a factory in Okhla, Delhi.
“दिल्ली के ओखला में एक फैक्ट्री में खाद्य उत्पादों की एक्सपायरी डेट बदलने का खुलासा हुआ है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent wire agencies (ANI, IANS) and news outlets confirm that around the broadcast date Delhi Police, jointly with FSSAI and the SDM Badarpur, uncovered an organised racket at a facility in Okhla Phase-II that altered expiry/manufacturing dates on branded food products, arresting seven people and seizing goods worth about Rs 20 lakh. The anchor's claim matches these verified facts in location, nature of the fraud, and product type.
Evidence
- https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/delhi-police-busts-expiry-date-manipulation-racket-seizes-food-worth-rs-20-lakh-in-okhla20260703104727/ ANI (wire agency) reports Delhi Police, with SDM Badarpur and FSSAI, busted an expiry-date manipulation racket at M/s Westened Corporation Pvt. Ltd. in Okhla Phase-II, seizing food products worth Rs 20 lakh. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://telanganatoday.com/delhi-police-bust-fake-food-racket-altering-expiry-dates-of-major-brands-7-arrested Reports 7 arrests including owner Darshan Singh Sachdeva; racket altered manufacturing/expiry dates on near-expired branded food (Maggi, Bournvita, Thums Up, Horlicks, Paper Boat) and repackaged them for sale; FIR 358/26 at PS Okhla Industrial Area under BNS sections. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://ianslive.in/racket-of-sale-of-food-with-manipulated-expiry-date-busted-in-delhi-seven-arrested--20260703133038 IANS (wire agency) independently corroborates the bust of the manipulated-expiry-date food racket in Okhla, Delhi, with seven arrests. ✓ reachable · archived