Police on Friday night conducted a raid and busted a fake tobacco manufacturing unit operating from a rented house at Ichhabatiguda Sahi in the town.
Police also seized a huge quantity of spurious materials and machines used to manufacture Khaini of a reputed brand.
However, the owner of the unit managed to give a slip to police.
The cops conducted the raid on a complaint by a Jungarh-based tobacco company Lankeswar alleging duplicate Khaini was being produced under a brand name ‘Banadurga’ in the town.
Banadurga owner Naresh Panda had recently conducted an inquiry following his company incurred huge loss in past few days.
During the probe, he came to know about operation
of a fake unit manufacturing Khaini in the town following which he lodged a
complaint with the Nabarangpur police.
Police detained a labourer engaged at the unit for interrogation.