Spurious detergent powder making unit busted in Odisha, two held  

By Express News Service
SAMBALPUR: Police busted a pretend detergent powder manufacturing unit at Nuapada in Ainthapali on Saturday evening and arrested two individuals on this connection.The accused are Naresh Agarwal and Ashish Agarwal of Aithapali. The duo was concerned in making pretend ‘Surf Excel’ detergent powder that’s manufactured by Hinudstan Unilever Limited (HUL). 

Police mentioned on the idea of a grievance filed by HUL officers concerning sale of faux detergent packets by some merchants in Sambalpur city, a particular crew was shaped and raided a number of enterprise institutions in Khetrajpur wholesale market. During the raid, 502 Surf Excel packets of 90 gm every had been seized from the shop of Naresh. 

During interrogation, the dealer revealed that he introduced the packets from one other businessman Ashish who occurs to be a wholesaler of HUL merchandise. The police crew then raided Ashish’s godown and located 5,280 Surf Excel packets and a big amount of unpacked detergent powder. 

Sources mentioned following complaints from a number of prospects concerning the standard of Surf Excel, HUL officers visited Sambalpur and purchased the detergent packets from totally different retailers within the metropolis disguised as prospects.  After getting the samples examined, they discovered the detergent to be spurious and lodged a grievance with police on this regard.

Police mentioned whereas the seized detergent samples have been despatched for testing, the 2 accused had been booked underneath Sections 420, 486 and 488 of the IPC moreover Section 63 of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957. The duo was produced in courtroom on Sunday.