Task Force raids shops over Pakistan-made products in Habeebnagar
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad City Police’s Commissioners’ Task Force, Rajendranagar Zone, along with Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) officials, seized cosmetic products worth around ₹7 lakh during searches at three shops in Nampally and Habeebnagar on September 30.
Acting on credible information about the sale and distribution of unauthorised cosmetics suspected to have been imported from Pakistan, the team searched Beauty Ladies Emporium, Beauty Queen Shop and S J Medical Shop.
CDSCO officials examined the products found at the shops and verified them for further legal action. Drugs inspectors Dr Sridhar Mittapalli and Anjan Goud Pendem from the CDSCO zonal office in Hyderabad were part of the inspection team.
The products were found to be among those identified in a CDSCO/Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) public notice dated September 8, 2026, as unauthorised cosmetics. Officials said the products did not have the required registration certificate for import into India.
The products included beauty creams and soaps marketed for skin whitening. They were manufactured in Pakistan and had allegedly been brought into India without the required prior permissions and registration.
The CDSCO has classified the products as unauthorised for import and sale in India. Its public notice said such products contained heavy metals above specified limits and could pose health risks, including toxic effects. CDSCO
Probe traces supply to Mumbai-based dealer
Preliminary inquiry found that the cosmetics had been purchased from a dealer or supplier based in Mumbai. Police suspect the supplier was procuring the products from abroad and supplying them to dealers in Hyderabad.
The local sellers were not maintaining proper bills, invoices or receipts for the purchase of the Pakistan-made products, preliminary inquiry found.
Police also found similar unauthorised cosmetics being sold at Madina Cosmetic shop in Santosh Nagar, owned by Syed Ismail. His role and the source of the products are being examined.
Apart from the stock found at the shops, investigators found that additional stock had been stored in a warehouse. Officials are verifying the location and ownership of the warehouse and the quantity of stock stored there.
Police examine other sellers and supply chain
Syed Abid Ali, owner of S J Medical Shop and a pharmacist, was also found to be selling the cosmetic products, according to the inquiry. Another person, Riazuddin, who was doing business in the same area, was also found to be involved in the sales, police said.
The people identified in the case are:
- Mohammed Fazal, 35, son of Mohammed Sharfuddin, businessman, resident of 11-2-240, Market Road, Mallepalli, linked to Beauty Ladies Emporium.
- Mohammed Ayan, 23, son of Mohammed Ahmed, businessman, resident of 11-2-240, Market Road, Mallepalli.
- Mohammed Riazuddin, 41, son of Mohammed Gousuddin, businessman, resident of 5-7-425, Nampally Market, Nampally, linked to Beauty Queen Shop.
- Syed Abid Ali, 54, son of Syed Jahangir, pharmacist, resident of 17-2-38, Nampally Market, Nampally, linked to S J Medical Shop.
- Syed Ismail, 22, son of Syed Mubarak Hussain, businessman, resident of Riyasat Nagar, Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad, linked to Madina Cosmetic Shop.
The seized products included:
- Goree Whitening Soap and Beauty Cream
- Chandni Whitening Cream and Soap
- Faiz Beauty Cream & Soap
- Navia Whitening Cream for Men and Women
- Parlie Goldie Soap & Cream
- Aneeza Face Cream
- Noor Gold Cream
- Arzoo Beauty Cream
- Sandal Beauty Cream
- Face Fresh Beauty Cream
- Fakhra Gold Beauty Cream & Added Serum
- Facefresh Gold Beauty Cream and Beauty Serum
- Stillmans Skin Freckle Cream
- Anneze Gold Beauty Cream
- Golden Pearl Beauty Cream and Soap
- Sadaf Beauty Cream
- Welcome Beauty Cream
The total value of the cosmetics seized during the searches was estimated at around ₹7 lakh.
Case registered under BNS, Drugs and Cosmetics Act
Based on a complaint/information received from the concerned authorities, police registered Crime No. 245/2026 under Sections 123 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 18-C and 27-A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and began an investigation.
The investigation is examining the Mumbai-based supplier/dealer and others involved in the supply chain, the source and route through which the cosmetics entered India, purchase bills, invoices and transport records.
Police are also examining the bank transactions of those involved, checking stocks at the warehouse and other sales points, and determining whether the products were imported without the required legal permissions or registration.
Investigators are also identifying other shops and individuals involved in the sale and distribution of similar products.
Police issue public advisory
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner appreciated the Commissioners’ Task Force, Rajendranagar Zone, and Habeebnagar law and order police personnel who worked under the supervision of K S Rao, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rajendranagar and Shamshabad zones, for the action against the network allegedly involved in the illegal import of the cosmetics.
Police appealed to the public to share information about the illegal sale, storage, transportation or supply of Pakistan-made products by calling 112 or Hyderabad City Police helplines. The identity of informants will be kept confidential.
Police also advised consumers not to purchase or use such products and warned businesses and individuals against selling, distributing or advertising them. The CDSCO has separately advised consumers not to purchase or use the identified unauthorised cosmetics. CDSCO
