Two individuals affiliated with a recycling enterprise have been arrested in the Thane district of Maharashtra on suspicion of repackaging expired products, including food items, for market resale, according to police reports issued on Sunday.

Thane city police conducted inspections of two storage facilities located in the Dahisar area of Shil-Daighar earlier this week, resulting in the seizure of 200 tonnes of expired goods, an official said, according to news agency PTI. 

The accused individuals, Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Munir Chowdhary (41) and Mohammad Akram Mohammad Ismail Shaikh (58), have been identified as partners operating a recycling and waste management business in Bhiwandi.