Gutkha, raw material worth Rs 15 crore seized in raids at company in Silvasa: Pune Police
Pune City Police has seized gutkha and raw material worth Rs 15 crore during raids at a company in Silvasa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Police said the raids were conducted following leads obtained during the investigation into the recent crackdown on illegal gutkha sales in the city.
Police said that prove also revealed that financial transaction for this illegal gutkha business was being done through a hawala racket.
On November 17 last year, the Pune City Police had conducted a series of actions against gutkha sale in the city. In a case registered at Chandan Nagar police station, police initially arrested five persons identified as Suresh Agarwal, Akshay Agarwal, Akash Agarwal, Pravin Wahul and Niraj Snighal and seized from them gutkha and other items worth Rs 7.5 lakh.
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