Spurious ghee racket busted in Haryana

Was being sold in packets of various well-known brands

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Updated At : 12:19 PM Sep 28, 2020 IST

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Faridabad, September 27

A team of the CM’s flying squad on Sunday busted a spurious ghee racket in Sector 3 here. Two persons — Ravi and Rajesh — were booked under Sections 272, 273, 420 and 120-B of the IPC.

According to officials, the accused had been packing spurious ghee in the packets of some well-known brands such as Amul, Mother Dairy and Milkfood illegally. They had been supplying these in various market for the past several months.

Around 45 kg ghee, containers, cartons and wrappers of various brands were seized during the raid. A police officer said the spot was raided after they received a tip-off. The racket of preparing or packing the ghee was carried out from a room located on the rooftop of their shop-cum-residence, sources said.

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