Man making fake ‘Fevi kwik’ arrested; product worth Rs 10.29 lakh, 2 machines seized | Crime News
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Mumbai: A stock of fake Fevi Kwik worth Rs 10.29 lakh and two machines were seized during a raid by Mumbai Police Crime Branch Unit 10 on a location inside Sakinaka Police Station after getting inputs of its operation.
Police filed case
Seizing the products, the crime section performed Panchnama on the spot. This investigation has resulted in the arrest of 54-year-old Hanuman Prakash Gupta. Under Sections 420, 486, and 488 of the IPC as well as Sections 51 and 63 of the Copyright Act 1957, a case has been filed at Sakinaka Police Station.
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Similar Incidents in past
In a similar incident last month the crime branch unit of the Delhi police unearthed two fake factories and seized fake cumin, black pepper and 40 tonnes of raw material.
Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, Ravindra Singh Yadav said that specific input was received that spurious factories manufacturing adulterated spices operating in the capital’s outskirts.
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A team from the Department of Food & Safety of the local government was summoned to the scene, where they collected samples and conducted additional procedures. Gupta, the accused, revealed during questioning that he started adulterating spices, particularly cumin and black pepper, about five years ago.
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In a related incident that occurred in October, the Dehradun Police detained two men in October, raided a factory they controlled that produced counterfeit medications, and recovered substantial amounts of counterfeit medications and raw materials.
Authorities found 21,83,600 phoney pills, 3,000 wrappers, empty capsules, 50 kg of raw material, 107 rolls of tape, 15 foil covers, 15 empty cartons, 7 invoice bills, a laptop, 7 cell phones, a Range Rover, a KIA automobile, and machinery and equipment used in the production of counterfeit medications.
The two suspects, according to the police, had ties to the drug manufacturing sector before losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately deciding to establish a fictitious drug production facility.
