Cuttack: Police busted a spurious cement manufacturing unit by conducting a raid near Manguli Chhak under Tangi area in Cuttack today.
Acting upon a tip-off a team of Tangi Police raided the factory which was running close to Balaji Depot for past few days this morning. During the raid around 200 packets of duplicate cement were found stored inside a godown in the unit and were seized.
Several tools and machinery used in producing the duplicate cement were also seized by the police team.
The cops also found a Mahindra pickup van used in transporting the cement from the spot and took its driver into custody.
However, the owner of the factory managed to escape from the spot ahead of the raid and efforts are underway to nab him, informed police.
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