Bhubaneswar: A duplicate cigarette manufacturing unit was unearthed and sealed by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Info Valley Police on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Monday.
According to sources, t
he factory was running at Alakar village under Chhatabar panchayat which was manufacturing duplicate cigarettes under the brand name H-10, and H-Star.
According to IB officials, H-10 is a top cigarette company based in Bihar. The fake unit owner had been using substandard materials and manufacturing cigarettes under this brand name.
The owner of the Bihar-based cigarette company had lodged a complaint with the IB in this regard, said sources.
During the raid, cigarettes, and gutkha worth lakhs of rupees were seized. The factory owner identified as Raja Rao, a resident of Ganjam, was apprehended.