SRINAGAR: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has dismantled a major racket involved in the manufacture and sale of fake ghee and counterfeit branded household products, arresting four men and seizing spurious goods valued at several crores of rupees, India Today reported.
According to police, the accused were producing and selling counterfeit products of popular brands including Amul, Patanjali and Madhusudan ghee, along with Eno antacid, All Out, Veet and Tata Salt, across the Delhi-NCR region at cheaper rates, posing a serious threat to public health.
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💥 MAJOR COUNTERFEIT BRANDED HOUSEHOLD GOODS RACKET BUSTED 💥
🕵️♂️ ER–I, Crime Branch, Delhi Police busted a well-organised racket involved in manufacturing, storing and selling counterfeit branded household & food products across Delhi-NCR.… pic.twitter.com/94vuW9HGyo— Crime Branch Delhi Police (@CrimeBranchDP) December 31, 2025
The crackdown followed specific intelligence received on December 29, 2025, about a large consignment of fake branded goods arriving in the Uttam Nagar area. Acting on the tip-off, Crime Branch teams laid a trap and apprehended the accused around 2.15 pm while they were receiving the consignment.
Subsequently, police raided an illegal ghee manufacturing unit operating from the Kanjhawala industrial area, where a fully functional setup for producing and packaging fake ghee was discovered.
During the operation, police seized 1,131 litres of fake ghee labelled as Amul, Patanjali and Madhusudan, 8,640 sachets of Eno, 1,200 units of All Out, 1,152 units of Veet and 3,000 kg of Tata Salt. An additional consignment of 2,000 kg of Tata Salt, along with packing machines, forged labels and fake wrappers, was also recovered.
Investigators said the accused procured empty tins and counterfeit packaging of reputed brands, prepared fake ghee using adulterated raw materials and stored the products in warehouses before selling them at low prices. The racket caused significant financial losses to companies and posed grave risks to consumers.
An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Copyright Act. Police said further investigation is underway to identify other members of the network.
Police identified Nitin Kumar (38) of Uttam Nagar as the main link in the racket. A graduate, he has allegedly been active in wholesale supply for over a decade, managing customers, selling fake products and running the illegal ghee unit. He has previously been linked to similar cases.
Rajat Singhal alias Chintu (38), a resident of Vishwas Park-Matiyala, allegedly handled retail distribution through weekly markets, where he had been selling goods for 15–20 years, earning profits of over 50 per cent.
Surender Gujjar (45), also from Uttam Nagar, was involved in bulk and retail trade, supplying counterfeit goods through delivery agents to avoid suspicion.
The fourth accused, Mujahid alias Kartik (38) of Mangolpuri, joined the supply chain two to three years ago and allegedly manufactured fake All Out products at his residence, while a relative produced counterfeit Veet items. His links to warehouses in the Kashmere Gate area also surfaced during the probe.
