The chief judicial magistrate of Pithoragarh convicted three persons, including the assistant manager of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, to six months in prison and fined them all for failing a soan papdi food test. On Oct 17, 2019, a food safety inspector visited Lila Dhar Pathak’s shop at Main Market in Berinag, Pithoragarh, where concerns were raised about Patanjali Navratna Elaichi Soan Papdi (a sweet).
