The Commissionerate police on Saturday unearthed an adulterated honey and puja items manufacturing unit in Cuttack city and arrested a person in connection with the case. The accused identified as Chandi Rao was forwarded to the court following his arrest.
Police personnel raided a house at Chamada Godown Gali in Ranihat Canal Road. During search, police seized 180 bottles of duplicate Ganga Jal, 3,456 bottles of Gulab Jal, 1,196 bottles of adulterated honey, 480 bottles of Saptatirtha Pancha Jal, 1503 bottles of Aguru jal, 2,019 empty bottles, two jars of 50 Ltr and 100 Ltr, one cooking utensil and one gas burner.
During questioning, Rao confessed his involvement in manufacturing the adulterated puja items under the brand name of Swastik Industries. The seized items were also found to be adulterated and of poor quality.
The puja items manufacturing unit was neither had required permission and registration nor standard quality certificate. The accused was selling the adulterated
honey and puja items in the markets of Cuttack and other districts, said Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh.