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Surat: Along with spurious food products, cosmetics and other consumer products, spurious cement has also been found in the city. A total of 410 bags of substandard cement , each weighing 50kg, were seized by police. It was being sold under a large cement company's brand.
The accused had packed the low-quality cement in bags of the brand and supplied it. Khatodara police arrested Rajesh Patel and Mobin alias Lambu Ajimulla, both truck drivers, for their alleged involvement in the racket. Police seized cement worth Rs 1.
43 lakh during the investigation. The racket was reported to police by Nitin Thakre, an official of the cement company. During checking, Thakre discovered the fraud and then alerted the police.
When police questioned the accused, they could not produce documents to prove the cement was genuine. They confessed to filling the low-quality cement into the bags of the branded cement. "The accused came to deliver the cement bags near Breadliner Circle when police were alerted.
We are investigating to find out where the poor-quality cement was brought from and who was manufacturing it," police said. Some others suspected of involvement in the racket have been served notices and called to submit their responses. Based on the findings, police will take further action.
Police are also investigating where the cement was supplied. Police are examining the call data of the accused to identify others connected to the racket. The accused collected the empty bags from near Magdalla Port.
They then collected cement that spilled during transportation or while filling bags. The cement mixed with soil and then filled in the branded bags. "The accused recently began supplying the spurious product and were selling one or two bags.
This time they tried to supply a large quantity. Company officials learned about it and the police were alerted," a police officer said. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India .
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