Indore: Continuing its action against adulterated food products and medicines consecutively on the third day, a joint team of city crime branch and food and drug administration department officials busted two factories of spurious catechu (kattha) and sweet betel nuts (Supari) in Tejaji Nagar and Palda area. Police have also arrested seven people from the factories including two owners who are brothers.
According to police, acting on a tip off, the team raided at two factories located in Mirzapur village in Tejaji Nagar Police Station area and in Palda under Bhanwarkuan police station area on Wednesday night.
“The accused were preparing spurious kattha and supari with poor quality raw material and in unhygienic environment. The accused were also using gambier, tannin, starch, perfume, rotten betel nuts, paraffin wax and perfume flavors to prepare the spurious products,” police said.
The accused were selling products in the name of Satguru Products and selling the spurious material in the name of high quality products.
“Seven accused were arrested from the factories including Vijay Wadhwani, Karan Wadhwani, Bijju Joseph, Girish Pathak, Juban Singh Ajnare and two others. One of the accused is absconding in the case,” police said.
The accused have also been booked under section 420, 272, 273, 120 B of IPC and section 52, 52, 59 of Food Safety and Security Act on the complaint of Food Safety Officers in Tejaji Nagar Police Station. Similarly, a case has been registered against accused under same sections in Bhawarkuan Police Station area.
Chief accused Vijay Wadhwani and Vishambhar Lal Wadhwani are brothers and they were supplying the spurious products to various areas around the city through their shop in Siyaganj.
Inspector General of Police (Indore) has also announced of giving reward to the police team for the action.
