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  • Gutkha Business: Raid on the places of gutkha merchants in Hamirpur, 8 machines and unlawful gutkha value Rs 2 crore recovered

    Hamirpur: In Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, the workforce of Administration and Food Safety Department together with the police recovered gutka value Rs 2 crore after raiding unlawful gutkha factories. Eight gutka-making machines have additionally been seized. Three businessmen have been arrested within the raid, who’ve been despatched to jail on Sunday. FIR has been registered towards 13 folks on this enterprise.

    On the knowledge of unlawful gutkha factories enterprise in Sumerpur city of Hamirpur district, Inspector Bharat Kumar of Sumerpur police station raided the home of Premnarayan Gupta beneath the management of SDM Sadar. From the place an enormous amount of gutkha and gutka making materials was recovered. The police additionally seized the homes of about eleven folks concerned in unlawful gutkha enterprise. The SP mentioned that the three accused, who have been caught in raids on this unlawful gutkha enterprise, have been despatched to jail on Sunday.

    Goods and machines value crores of rupees seized from unlawful gutkha factories
    SP Shubham Patel mentioned that Premnarayan Gupta, resident of Unchha Thok Muhal of Sumerpur city, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, resident of Guruguj Muhal and Ashish Kumar Gupta, resident of Nai Basti Sumerpur, have been arrested and arrested 485 baggage of tobacco, 28 baggage of chopped betel nut, 58 baggage of white foil, 34 baggage of wrappers. Including rolls, 8 machines for making unlawful gutka, 2 digital forks, 6 chemical crammed casks, 8 chemically refined drums and different objects value Rs 2 crore have been recovered.

    FIR registered towards 13 folks in unlawful enterprise of gutkha
    The SP mentioned that Rakesh Gupta, Dinesh Gupta, Munnilal Gupta, Hrithik alias Monu Gupta, Golu alias Atal Gupta, Arvind Kumar Gupta, Sisolar resident Sonu Gupta, Sumerpur resident Laddu Gopal Gupta, Jagat Babu Gupta and Aditya Gupta are absconding, the SP mentioned. Who are being searched. The SP mentioned that the officers of the Food Security Department and the Commercial Tax Department have taken samples of the recovered items after reaching the spot concerning unlawful gutkha and different objects recovered within the raid.
    Input- Pankaj Mishra