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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized 5,929 kg of methanol from a Bhiwandi-based company, Rex International, officials said connected Monday (June 1, 2026). The chemic was supplied to bootleggers who allegedly made the liquor that killed 16 radical successful Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
According to an FDA officer, constabulary investigations showed that the chemic utilized successful the spurious liquor came from Rex International. The institution operates from Vashi and has a warehouse successful Bhiwandi.
Drug inspector Yogendra Pol raided the warehouse connected Saturday and the officials seized 5,929 kg of methanol. The institution did not nutrient acquisition and merchantability records of the substance. Officials besides recovered that banal registers were not maintained. The FDA seized full banal to forestall further misuse.
Mr. Pol said, “Company proprietor Arun Kumar Chaube and authorised signatory Abhishek Arun Kumar Chaube were not contiguous during the raid. A ailment has been filed astatine the Narpoli constabulary presumption successful Bhiwandi. A transgression lawsuit has been registered against them. The FDA has started proceedings to cancel the company’s licence nether the Poisons Act.”
FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said, “Safe nutrient and medicines are the cardinal close of each citizen. We volition instrumentality ineligible enactment against those who interruption the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and different laws.” He said the FDA would enactment against immoderate idiosyncratic oregon constitution progressive successful activities related to drugs, chemicals and nutrient products that were not permitted by law.
