Cuttack: A fake detergent manufacturing unit was busted at Brahamanpada under Tangi Police Station in Cuttack district during an investigation launched after a vehicle carrying detergent wrappers of a premium brand was intercepted by police.
On the basis of reliable information regarding the transportation of huge quantities of Surf Excel Packaging wrapper rolls and duplicate Surf Excel powder in an auto-rickshaw, Malgodown Police had intercepted and searched the vehicle on the evening of April 17.
During the search, 24 gunny packets each containing two rolls of Surf Excel Packaging wrapper and two packets containing 150 Surf Excel Powder packets of 80 Grams each were detected. It was ascertained the transporter Abhijit Behera was transporting the above material to his detergent manufacturing unit at Brahamanpada.
It was further ascertained that accused Abhijit after illegally manufacturing low-grade detergent powders was packaging the same illegally in Surf Excel wrappers along with his associates Badal Singh and Priyabrata Jena at Umar village under Mahanga police Station and at Khandeito village under Sadar Police Station.
Thereafter they all were selling the products in the market with huge profit. During the search of the manufacturing unit as well as packaging units huge number of raw materials, different types of chemicals, mixture machine, dryer machine, loose finished products, packaged finished products, used Surf Excel wrappers, stitching machine, weighing machine, and packaging machine were seized.
The principal accused Abhijit has been arrested while further investigation is on to apprehend the other accused persons.
