Tainted milk racket busted in KothrudThe Kothrud police on Tuesday claimed that they have busted a racket involved in adulterating milk sold in polythene packs by the Chitale Dairy. Two milkmen have been arrested in this connection.This is for the second time during this year that the police have taken action against those involved in adulterating milk in Kothrud. In February, the police had arrested a gang which indulged in adulterating milk.Acting on complaint made by the officials of the Chitale Dairy, the Kothrud police raided a room in Karvenagar where milk was being adulterated and arrested Ravi Ramalu Bhandari (22) and Nagarjun Ramchandra Barnallu (19) around 6 am today.Police said both Bhandari and Barnallu, who are residents of Gosavi Vasti area in Karvenagar, supply milk to residents in Kothrud on daily basis.The duo used to purchase milk packs from the Chitale Dairy and remove 25 per cent of milk from each pack at their base in Karvenagar. They would seal the packs after mixing water in the milk remaining in it. The removed milk was also being adulterated, filled in used packs of same dairy and sold.The dairy officials came to know about the racket while probing into the claims by the residents about the quality of milk they were getting. A dairy official, Dattatray D Kulkarni (40) of Gurujan Housing Society on Paud Road, has lodged a first information report (FIR) at the Kothrud police station.Patil replaces UghadeDeputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I) Chandrakant Ughade on Tuesday gave the charge of his office to Ajit Vasantrao Patil who was transferred to Pune from Thane during the recent state-wide reshuffle of senior police officials.Ughade has been transferred to Nashik as a deputy commissioner. Patil was recruited as a deputy superintendent of police (DySP) in 1984. He worked as DySP in Sarata, Beed, Osmanabad, Solapur and Pune district. He was promoted to the rank of superintendent of police in 1997 and was shifted to Thane in 1997.Water closureWater supply to the entire Pimpri-Chinchwad township will remain closed on Thursday evening to facilitate completion of major work on the second phase of water supply. Water supply on Friday morning is likely to be delayed and below normal pressure.
