Factory making duplicate pesticides of reputed brands busted in Ankleshwar, 2 nabbed

Bharuch: The Local Crime Branch of Bharuch police has sealed a factory in Ankaleshwar where duplicate pesticide in the name of reputed brands like DuPont and Syngenta were being made and marketed.

Stock of such pesticide worth over Rs 31.68 lakhs has also been seized and two persons namely Keshu Patel and Ashok Patel have been nabbed from the spot.

A Police official of LCB today said that raid was conducted last evening on the factory and its go-down situated on plot number 5510 and 5511 of the Ankaleshwar GIDC.

‘We had received complaint in this regard from the offices of DuPont and Syngenta in Pune,’ he said adding that others involved in the crime were being searched.

The duplicate pesticide made in the factory was marketed at a cheaper rate than the original one.

The matter is under investigation.

DeshGujarat