The Crime Branch nabbed five persons involved in selling fake oil of Castrol Company and recovered 336 boxes worth Rs 1 lakh on Saturday.
According to the police based on the complaint lodged by team leader of Castrol Company Pradeep Kumar and Amit Jaggi regarding selling of fake Castrol oil in Hanumanganj area by few traders action was taken and teams were formed to raid the shops and during the raids around 336 boxes carrying 334 liter fake Castrol oil company bottles were seized.
Initially the crime branch personnel had gone to verify and purchased Castrol oil from the shops which was found fake in the investigation and after which five shops were raided and fake Castrol oil was seized.
During the investigation the police nabbed Pradeep Jain of Mayank Traders with 56 boxes, lokesh Keshwani of Kailash Traders with 98 boxes, Vijay Kumar of Shirmaya Oil Traders with 54 boxes, Rajesh Dolani of Siyaram Traders with 77 boxes, Kamlesh Meghwani of Harikripa Oil Traders with 51 boxes.
The police have registered a case under section 420 of the IPC and Copy Right act and have started further investigation.
The miscreants were using the name of the company with same pictures and make of the bottle and were selling the bottle on the same price of the original one.
Police suspects that the fake oil has been manufactured and bottled at the same place as all the shops which have been raided are in the same area. The manufacturing unit would be searched and miscreants involved in manufacturing fake oil would be nabbed.