FOUR FAKE TOBACCO MAKERS ARRESTED

Akshya Rout,Odishabarta

Jajpur: Police officials  on Monday    seized  fake Jarada and other tobacco items worth of several lakhs and arrested  four persons     at  Bidyadharpur  village   under Bairi  police station  in Jajpur  district  while carrying out raid at a  house . All the four arrested persons have been identified as Tapan Behera (40) , Narayan Nath (48), Chandan Nath (24) and Bulu Pal (44) of Bidyadharpur village .  Police seized three machines, fake labels and logos of many reputed tobacco(Jarada) and tobacco  making companies , said Chinaya Nayak the   Sub- Divisional Police Officer (SDPO of Jajpur Road.

All the four  arrested persons  and others were running the illegal trade  since last year. All the accused persons are   expert in making fake wrappers of branded companies. They were    booked under sections- 420, 323 and 34 of IPC and sections- 103 and 104 of Trademark Act , 1999. More persons will be arrested in this case. We are investigating the case, added the  police  officer.