CUTTACK: Police on Monday busted a fake edible oil manufacturing unit at Nuasahi near Khannagar.
At least 413 containers filled with adulterated edible oil were seized from the unit and one person has been arrested in connection with the crime. Police said the gang used to procure low quality oil from neighbouring states and used to adulterate it with branded edible oils.
The gang cunningly packaged the spurious oil in branded containers so that nobody can make out the difference. The gang used to supply the spurious oil to different grocery wholesalers and retailers in the city.
Along with owner of the unit Rabindra Rout, Police have detained one more persons, in connection with the crime. Acting on a tip off, police conducted surprise raid at the house in Nuasahi. A team of police conducted thorough search of the premises of the house and seized containers, bottles, plastic packets of different branded edible oils and machines used for packaging of oil.
“Samples of the spurious edible oil will be sent for examination. Investigation will be conducted to find out since when the illegal unit was operating and where the products were being supplied to,” said DCP (Cuttack), Akhileswar Singh.
Notably, in December last year police had busted a fake ghee manufacturing unit at Professorpara. After such repeated incidents, police have decided to conduct more raids on such fake units in the city.
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