Shopkeepers held for allegedly selling adulterated juice in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar

New Delhi: Two people were held for allegedly selling adulterated juice to people in their shop in central Delhi's Rajinder Nagar area, police said on Tuesday.

After receiving information at around 10.30 am on Tuesday that colour was being mixed in the juice being sold by a shop situated at Shankar Road, a police staff reached the spot, they said Some red liquid substance was found in the shop. A police official called the Food Safety Inspector and samples were collected, the police said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ccentral) M Harsha Vardhan said further legal action will be taken as per their complaint.

"Two persons Ayub Khan and Rahul were found at the shop. Ayub Khan's MLC is under process and further probe into the matter is underway," Vardhan said.

Police sources said some of the onlookers assaulted Ayub Khan before handing him to police.

A purported video of the incident has surfaced on social media, where some people are shouting at two men standing in a juice shop and accusing them of mixing colour in juice.