Fake pesticides worth Rs 1 crore seized, one arrested in J'khand

An illegal factory allegedly manufacturing counterfeit pesticides was busted in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district and the owner of the unit was arrested, police said.

Police seized fake pesticides worth around Rs 1 crore from a house in the Bhadaninagar police outpost area, about 60 km from state capital Ranchi.

The man who was allegedly running the illegal factory has been arrested,” Patratu Sub-Divisional Police Officer Birendra Kumar Chaudhary said.

A Mumbai-based company had lodged a complaint that counterfeit pesticides are being packed in Ramgarh district and sold in the name of its brand in markets, which is causing a huge loss to the entity as well as farmers.

The man who was allegedly running the illegal factory has been arrested,” Patratu Sub-Divisional Police Officer Birendra Kumar Chaudhary said.