Archive · 6 Jun 2025
UP STF Busts Fake Cement Racket; Eight Arrested in Lucknow
Imagine someone selling fake cement that looks like the real stuff!
In Lucknow, the police caught a group of people doing just that.
They were making fake cement and selling it to others.
The police found a lot of fake cement and the equipment used to make it, along with the people involved.
The main person in charge admitted he rented a warehouse to make the fake cement using materials such as fly ash.
They were selling the fake cement for profit.
Now, the police are dealing with the case.
UP STF arrested eight individuals involved in a fake cement racket.
The STF seized over 1,800 bags of counterfeit cement and packaging materials.
The racket operated for years, producing and selling fake cement.
The fake cement was branded with names of reputed companies.
The kingpin confessed to renting a warehouse for the operation.
- Who
- The UP STF arrested eight individuals, including the kingpin, Thakur Prasad.
- What
- The UP STF busted a fake cement racket.
- When
- The arrests were made on Thursday.
- Where
- The raid took place at a warehouse in the Bakshi-ka-Talab area of Lucknow.
- Why
- To stop the production and sale of counterfeit cement.
- Arrests
- Eight individuals
- Location
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Seized Items
- 1,800+ bags of fake cement, packaging, machinery
- Kingpin
- Thakur Prasad alias Ajay
- Warehouse Rent
- Rs 50,000 per month
- Profit Margin
- Rs 80-100 per bag