Patanjali’s ‘soan papdi’ fails quality test, 3 held

A court in Pithoragarh has sentenced three individuals to six months’ imprisonment for violating food safety standards in the production of Patanjali Elaichi “soan papdi.” Assistant Prosecution Officer Ritesh Verma stated that Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjay Singh also imposed fines ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹25,000 on the convicts, in addition to the jail sentences.

Leeladhar Pathak, a shopkeeper from Berinag town, received a six-month jail term and a ₹5,000 fine for selling the substandard product. Ajay Joshi, the assistant manager of Kanhaji Distributors Pvt Ltd, Patanjali’s authorized representative in Nainital’s Ramnagar, was also sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and fined ₹10,000. Abhishek Kumar, the assistant general manager of the company, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and fined ₹25,000.