Aditya Kalra(@adityakalra):Tukaram Mundhe -- an Indian bureaucrat with a chevron moustache and, unusually, a fan following. Mundhe, 51, has torn through Mumbai's food businesses -- Domino's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, court canteens, cricket clubs -- nobody has been spared. His raids go viral daily as his team releases pictures of stained walls, cockroaches, rats, expired food. Mundhe has touched a raw nerve -- Indians have long been frustrated with unsafe food. Fear of Mundhe is spreading. "Those who try to not comply will face what is expected from the regulator," he told Reuters. A NEWSMAKER.

2026.08.24 05:03

Tukaram Mundhe -- an Indian bureaucrat with a chevron moustache and, unusually, a fan following. Mundhe, 51, has torn through Mumbai's food businesses -- Domino's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, court canteens, cricket clubs -- nobody has been spared. His raids go viral daily as his team releases pictures of stained walls, cockroaches, rats, expired food. Mundhe has touched a raw nerve -- Indians have long been frustrated with unsafe food. Fear of Mundhe is spreading. "Those who try to not comply will face what is expected from the regulator," he told Reuters. A NEWSMAKER.