Claim
The expiry dates on these products were being erased with thinner and new labels were being applied.
“जिनकी एक्सपायरी डेट थिनर से मिटाकर उन पर नए लेबल लगाए जा रहे थे।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent reports, including the ANI wire agency and Aaj Tak (the channel airing Janhit), document Delhi raids in which chemical thinner was used to erase original expiry/manufacturing dates on expired branded food products before fake new dates and labels were printed and affixed. The anchor's specific claim — expiry dates erased with thinner and new labels applied — matches the police-described modus operandi in these busts (Dwarka in April 2026 and Okhla around the broadcast date), so the claim is accurate as reported.
Evidence
- https://www.aajtak.in/crime/news/story/delhi-crime-branch-busts-expired-cold-drink-and-biscuit-racket-ntc-ksrj-rpti-2514038-2026-04-03 Aaj Tak report (April 2026) on Delhi Crime Branch raid in Bamnoli, Dwarka: accused used thinner-like chemicals to carefully erase original manufacturing/expiry dates on expired cold drinks (Thums Up, Sprite, Limca, Coca-Cola) and biscuits, then printed fake new dates with a coding/printing machine; three arrested. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/delhi-police-busts-expiry-date-manipulation-racket-seizes-food-worth-rs-20-lakh-in-okhla20260703104727/ ANI wire report on a joint Delhi Police–SDM–FSSAI raid at Westened Corporation, Okhla Phase-II: chemical thinners used to erase original manufacturing/expiry dates from expired branded food products, with new dates, labels, barcodes and stickers printed and affixed; seven arrested, goods worth Rs 20 lakh seized. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.amarujala.com/delhi/three-accused-arrested-for-selling-cold-drinks-and-biscuits-with-new-expiry-date-in-delhi-2026-03-31 Amar Ujala report independently corroborating that accused in Delhi sold expired cold drinks and biscuits after applying new expiry dates; three arrested. ✓ reachable · archived