Unit manufacturing fake household cleaning products busted in Surat

The Surat police have seized fake household cleaning products and goods worth over ₹4 lakh in Sarthana.

Sarthana police conducted a raid at a unit named Mahadev Creations in the Matrushree Compound, based on a complaint received from a company. 

The police uncovered an operation producing counterfeit products labelled Harpic, Lizol, and Dettol. Goods worth ₹4.40 lakh were seized.

According to police sources, a Mumbai-based company responsible for preventing the misuse of logos received information a week ago that someone was manufacturing and selling fake Harpic, Lizol, and Dettol under the name Mahadev Creations in the Matrushree Compound on Canal Road.

The company officially filed a complaint with Sarthana police, who then conducted a raid at the location on Aug 21, uncovering a three-unit operation.

The operator, Prakash Molya (34), a resident of Surat's Kamrej taluka, originally from Talala, Jamnagar District), was found at the site.

The police seized 419 five-litre cans filled with counterfeit Harpic, Lizol, and Dettol, 605 empty cans of one and five litres, 250 lids for the cans, 7,600 stickers with logos of Harpic, Lizol, and Dettol, four empty 50-litre cans, and 125 Flipkart barcodes, amounting to a total value of ₹4,39,800. 

Molya was producing these counterfeit products and selling them online. The Sarthana police have registered a case and are proceeding with further investigations.