Six people have been arrested in Surat for selling adulterated shampoos, face creams, and tobacco products with fake labels of big brands, police said on Wednesday. In a raid at a godown in Olpad town, raw and finished products and packaging machinery worth Rs 50.16 lakh were seized, officials added.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Hafiz Hiragal, Intekhab Ahmed, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Sandeep Yadav, Rahul Sonkar. and Sunil Nishad. Inspector C R Jadav said, “We have arrested six people involved in running the entire racket. They had kept the godown on rent for the last couple of months and were involved in manufacturing adulterated shampoo, gutkha, and face creams. They were selling it to different shopkeepers in different villages at cheaper rates.
