Police raided a house in Gandhi Nagar locality under Jajpur Road police station and seized huge quantity of spurious pesticides and arrested a man on the charges of preparing fake pesticides, on Wednesday.
“The police also seized many fake bottles of pesticides and packets of chemical powder to adulterate the pesticides,” said Jajpur Road police station IIC Sishir Kumar Mishra.
The arrested man was identified as Rabi Rana. A probe has been ordered into the sale of spurious pesticides and severe action will be initiated against those behind it, said IIC Mishra.
Rana was preparing pesticides in the house to meet the huge demands during the coming crop season, added the police officer.
Rana was booked under Sections 482, 483, 486 and 420 of IPC, he added.