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Delhi Police Bust Counterfeit Household Goods Racket
The Delhi Police caught four men who were selling fake household items like ghee, digestive powder, and mosquito repellents.
These items had fake labels of popular brands.
The police found a lot of these fake products in their vehicles and later raided their storage places.
They also found machines used to make and pack these fake items.
The men had been doing this for a long time and were selling these items at cheaper prices in local markets.
The police are still investigating the case.
Delhi Police arrested four men for selling counterfeit household goods in Delhi-NCR.
The racket involved fake ghee, digestive powder, mosquito repellents, cosmetic products, and iodised salt.
Over 1,100 litres of fake ghee, 8,640 sachets of digestive powder, and other counterfeit items were seized.
An illegal manufacturing unit for fake ghee was found in Kanjhawala Industrial Area.
The accused operated a well-organised supply chain, storing and transporting fake goods across west and northwest Delhi.
- Who
- Nitin Kumar, Rajat Singhal, Surender Gujjar, Mujahid
- What
- Busting of a counterfeit household goods racket
- Where
- Uttam Nagar, West Delhi
- When
- December 29, 2023
- Why
- To prevent public health risks and financial losses to companies
Key facts
- Accused Names
- Nitin Kumar, Rajat Singhal, Surender Gujjar, Mujahid
- Location of Arrest
- Uttam Nagar, West Delhi
- Items Seized
- Fake ghee, digestive powder, mosquito repellents, cosmetic products, iodised salt
- Quantity of Fake Ghee Seized
- Over 1,100 litres
- Quantity of Digestive Powder Seized
- 8,640 sachets
- Quantity of Mosquito Repellent Seized
- 1,200 units
- Quantity of Cosmetic Products Seized
- 1,152 units
- Quantity of Spurious Iodised Salt Seized
- Around 3,000 kg
Quotes
Vikram Singh
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime)
“During interrogation, prime accused Nitin Kumar disclosed that an illegal manufacturing unit for counterfeit ghee was operating in the Kanjhawala Industrial Area. A subsequent raid at the location resulted in the recovery of fake ghee, packaging and sealing machines, forged wrappers and other raw materials used in the manufacturing process. No valid licences or documents were produced for the operation.”
theprint.in
“The accused — Nitin Kumar (38), Rajat Singhal (38), Surender Gujjar (45) and Mujahid (38) — were caught red-handed while receiving consignments of the counterfeit products in west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar.”
theprint.in
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