Fake supplement unit busted, two arrested

The police on Sunday busted an illegal factory involved in manufacturing spurious health supplements, following the arrest of two persons at Nandgram tri-section in the city.

Crime branch of the district police intercepted a car and during checking near Nandgram tri-section on Sunday and found 16 packets of foreign-branded health supplements concealed in it, said Crime branch inspector Arun Singh.

He said that two occupants of the car – Sunil and Naval alias Bittoo – were arrested and later questioned.

During interrogation, they told that they were on way to Delhi to supply the packets of health supplements, bearing foreign brand names, the inspector said.

They used to illegally manufacture the supplements used by gym enthusiast and supply it to various states at a very cheap rate.

On their information, police raided a nearby factory and seized a huge cache of illegally made supplements, the officer said.