
Fake cosmetics worth Rs 2 lakh seized from Burrabazar shop
Products bearing fake label of a reputable cosmetic company were seized from a shop in Burrabazar in northwest Kolkata on Friday.
Officers of the enforcement branch of Kolkata police said the raid was conducted on the basis of a specific input. The officers seized alleged counterfeit eyeliners, compacts, lipsticks, mascara, face powder and kajal from the shop. Police said the worth of the seized products was around Rs 2 lakh.
There are several shops in central and northwest Kolkata that sell different goods, including cosmetics, at a lower price claiming that they were selling them at a wholesale rate. However, the police said, many of the products could be fake.
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