Odisha: Fake ghee factory busted, used burnt engine oil for manufacturing
Berhampur, Nov 9: A 53-year-old man was arrested after a fake ghee manufacturing unit was busted in Odisha's Ganjam district on Thursday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the unit, which was being run out of a house in Bada Bazar area of Berhampur town, was raided, they said.
The unit was operational for the last two years. The person arrested for allegedly being involved in running it, Epari Rajeswar Patra, was arrested last year as well for illegally operating a gutkha manufacturing unit. He was out on bail, police said.
It is suspected that a few more people are involved in the operations, they said.
Among the items seized were over 10,000 empty pouches, three automatic ghee packing machines, labels of a branded ghee company, 91 tin of rice-bran oil, 1,500 cartons, and sealing & grinding machine, police said.
It was found that burnt engine oil, low-grade palm oil and dangerous chemicals were used in making ghee, said Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M said.
The packets of ghee were not only sold in Odisha but in other parts of the country as well, he said.
The seized items would be sent for testing, he said, adding that a search was on to arrest the others involved.
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Delhi CM Atishi breaks down over BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri's remarks targeting her
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Monday broke down while addressing a press conference here over BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri's remarks against her.
BJP's Kalkaji candidate Bidhuri on Sunday courted controversy for his remarks on Atishi's surname. Responding to Bidhuri's charge, Atishi said, "How can our politics downgrade so much? He should show what work he has done for Kalkaji when he was MP for 10 years."
He should ask for votes based on his work, not by abusing my father, she added. Speaking at BJP's 'Parivartan Rally' in Rohini that was later addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bidhuri said Atishi changed her surname from "Marlena" to "Singh".
Atishi, who is the sitting MLA from the Kalkaji Assembly seat, dropped her surname a while back. "This Marlena (surname used earlier by Atishi) became Singh and changed her name. Kejriwal swore over his children not to go with the corrupt Congress; Marlena changed fathers. Earlier she was Marlena; now she has become Singh. This is their character," Bidhuri charged.
दिल्ली की महिला मुख्यमंत्री @AtishiAAP जी के ये आंसू BJP वालों को भारी पड़ेंगे🔥
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