<p>New Delhi: The Delhi Police has busted a counterfeit toothpaste manufacturing unit operating in outer <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/delhi-woman-bludgeoned-to-death-with-gas-cylinder-husband-arrested-3949505">Delhi</a>'s Khanjawala area and arrested its owner, an official said on Friday.</p><p>Acting on a tip-off, a team on Thursday raided a godown in Mahaveer Vihar and seized a large quantity of fake toothpaste, empty tubes, packaging material, machines, adhesive tapes bearing the brand name, glue, heating guns and raw materials, the official said.</p><p>"The seized goods were worth several lakhs and posed serious health risks due to unhygienic manufacturing conditions," a senior police officer said.</p><p>"During the operation, six labourers were seen filling locally prepared paste into tubes of a reputed toothpaste brand. The labourers told police that the unit was run by one Hari Om Mishra, a resident of Rohini," the officer said.</p>.High Court says Delhi has become 'mandi' for child trafficking, seeks police's response on PIL.<p>He said Mishra, 58, who operated from a rented premises, was arrested for running the illegal unit without a licence, bills or authorisation documents.</p><p>Police said they recovered around 1,800 filled fake toothpaste tubes, along with over 10,000 empty tubes and more than 1,200 packed tubes. Around 130 kilograms of blue-coloured paste stored in drums were also seized, police said.</p><p>A case has been registered, and a probe is underway.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Delhi Police has busted a counterfeit toothpaste manufacturing unit operating in outer <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/delhi-woman-bludgeoned-to-death-with-gas-cylinder-husband-arrested-3949505">Delhi</a>'s Khanjawala area and arrested its owner, an official said on Friday.</p><p>Acting on a tip-off, a team on Thursday raided a godown in Mahaveer Vihar and seized a large quantity of fake toothpaste, empty tubes, packaging material, machines, adhesive tapes bearing the brand name, glue, heating guns and raw materials, the official said.</p><p>"The seized goods were worth several lakhs and posed serious health risks due to unhygienic manufacturing conditions," a senior police officer said.</p><p>"During the operation, six labourers were seen filling locally prepared paste into tubes of a reputed toothpaste brand. The labourers told police that the unit was run by one Hari Om Mishra, a resident of Rohini," the officer said.</p>.High Court says Delhi has become 'mandi' for child trafficking, seeks police's response on PIL.<p>He said Mishra, 58, who operated from a rented premises, was arrested for running the illegal unit without a licence, bills or authorisation documents.</p><p>Police said they recovered around 1,800 filled fake toothpaste tubes, along with over 10,000 empty tubes and more than 1,200 packed tubes. Around 130 kilograms of blue-coloured paste stored in drums were also seized, police said.</p><p>A case has been registered, and a probe is underway.</p>