The Commissionerate police busted a fake ghee manufacturing unit at Bangali Sahi under the laxmisagar police station here on Monday.
Six persons were arrested in this connection. They accused were identified as Kamala Kanta Mandal (20), Sankar Prasad Giri (28), Saktipada Das (65), Budhadev Giri (25), Subrat Das (48) and Manoranjan Paramanik (35).
Sources said a special team of the police conducted the raid on the factory near Cuttack Road after getting a tipoff about the racket. Nearly two quintals of adulterated ghee was seized by the police during the raid.
The adulterated ghee was being prepared using refined oil and borax powder. A gas cylinder, a stove and cash of Rs 6,500 were seized from the possession of the accused.
It was suspected that the unit was operating in a clandestine manner and the adulterated ghee was sold in the name of reputed brands in the markets in the city and other areas.
Police informed that already a detailed investigation in this connection has started and more information about the operation of the racket would be ascertained only after interrogation of the accused was completed.