Fake paneer was sold at ₹180-220 per kg, significantly cheaper than real paneer, and supplied to vendors, roadside stalls, and eateries across Delhi‑NCR.
A big racket of fake paneer (cottage cheese) being transported to Uttar Pradesh’s Noida has been busted by the police, and around 1,400 kgs of the counterfeit product has been seized by the police. According to a Lallantop report, the racket is linked to a factory in Aligarh, and was behind the supply of fake paneer in parts of Delhi-NCR over the last six months.
It had reportedly been ongoing for about six months, and fake paneer was sold at ₹180-220 per kg, significantly cheaper than real paneer, and supplied to vendors, roadside stalls, and eateries across Delhi‑NCR.
The Noida Police received a tip-off about fake paneer being brought to the city in a pick-up truck. Acting on the input, the Noida Sector-63 Police stopped a vehicle for a check, and found 1,400 kgs of fake paneer inside it, the news report further said.
