New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The police have busted an illegal manufacturing unit involved in producing and selling counterfeit engine oil and lubricants in outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, leading to the seizure of fake products and machinery worth over Rs 1 crore, an official said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team conducted a raid at Kamruddin Nagar in Nangloi and unearthed a fully operational unit engaged in manufacturing, packaging and labelling fake lubricant oil, he said.

The accused, identified as Sandeep (36), was arrested from the spot while allegedly supervising the illegal operations. Police seized around 3,950 litres of raw and counterfeit lubricant oil, approximately 12,000 empty bottles and buckets, fake labels, packing material, colouring chemicals and sealing machines from the premises.