Delhi cops bust fake antacid unit in N Delhi; 2 held

A large stock of counterfeit ENO products, packaging material, and machinery was recovered from the site.

The Delhi Police have busted a fake antacid manufacturing unit operating in north Delhi’s Ibrahimpur area and arrested two people involved in the operation. A large stock of counterfeit ENO products, packaging material, and machinery was recovered from the site.

Delhi cops bust fake antacid unit in N Delhi; 2 held

Police said UK-based pharmaceutical company GSK plc, the original manufacturer of ENO, had approached them earlier this month with a complaint about bulk production of fake ENO in the city. Acting on specific inputs from sources and retailers, a team raided a rented premises where the accused were replicating the brand’s packaging and manufacturing process.

During the raid, police seized 91,257 sachets of counterfeit ENO, 80 kilograms of raw material, 13.080 kilograms of printed rolls, 54,780 stickers, 2,100 empty packets, and a machine used for filling and packaging.

DCP (Crime Branch) Pankaj Kumar identified the accused as Sandeep Jain, 45, the unit owner, and Jitender alias Chotu, 23, the machine operator. “Both were remanded to two days’ police custody for further investigation to trace the syndicate’s network,” he added.