{"id":30464,"date":"2026-08-04T08:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T02:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/counterfeit-fmcg-factory-busted-in-bidhannagar-fake-nivea-himalaya-products-seized\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T02:34:21","slug":"counterfeit-fmcg-factory-busted-in-bidhannagar-fake-nivea-himalaya-products-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/counterfeit-fmcg-factory-busted-in-bidhannagar-fake-nivea-himalaya-products-seized\/","title":{"rendered":"Counterfeit FMCG Factory Busted in Bidhannagar; Fake Nivea, Himalaya Products Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/police-launch-helpline-for-exam-support-2026-08-03_1785776538.png\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/police-launch-helpline-for-exam-support-2026-08-03_1785776538.png\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/police-launch-helpline-for-exam-support-2026-08-03_1785776538.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The Detective Department (DD) of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate on Monday busted an illegal manufacturing unit operating from a rented house in the Ghuni area under Eco Park Police Station and seized a large quantity of counterfeit FMCG products bearing the names of leading brands.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93513-pm_1785776710.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93513-pm_1785776710.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93513-pm_1785776710.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Fake branded products recovered during operation<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The raid was conducted at around 2:45 pm at a residential premises in Ghuni, Shulipara, near Nababalak Sangha, in North 24 Parganas. Police said the house had been rented by Ajay Ghosh, son of Anjan Ghosh.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">During the operation, officers recovered counterfeit products carrying the trademarks of popular brands, including Nivea, Bio-Cure, Nycil, Himalaya, All Out, and Clean &amp; Clear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93511-pm-1_1785776717.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93511-pm-1_1785776717.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93511-pm-1_1785776717.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Manufacturing materials seized from rented premises<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police also seized manufacturing and packaging materials, including a weighing machine, labelling sheets, loose powders, mosquito repellent refill sticks, packaging equipment, and other raw materials allegedly used to manufacture and package the fake products.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93513-pm-2_1785776723.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93513-pm-2_1785776723.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93513-pm-2_1785776723.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Loose raw materials used illegally<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to the preliminary investigation, the accused were allegedly producing counterfeit goods using loose raw materials before packaging them with forged labels of reputed FMCG companies to pass them off as genuine products in the market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93512-pm_1785776731.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93512-pm_1785776731.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/03\/whatsapp-image-2026-08-03-at-93512-pm_1785776731.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Investigation continues to identify key accused<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Investigators are now trying to trace the source of the raw materials, identify others involved in the manufacturing and distribution network, and determine the scale of the counterfeit operation. Further investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detective Department (DD) of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate on Monday busted an illegal manufacturing unit operating from a rented house in the Ghuni area under Eco Park Police Station and seized a large quantity of counterfeit FMCG products bearing the names of leading brands. Fake branded products recovered during operation The raid was conducted&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23940,23939,23936,23945,23952,23948,23941,23944,23943,23949,23938,23937,23942,23953,23950,23946,23947,23921,23951,23719],"class_list":["post-30464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nation","tag-bidhannagar-police","tag-counterfeit-factory-busted","tag-counterfeit-fmcg-products","tag-counterfeit-goods","tag-counterfeit-racket","tag-counterfeit-supply-chain","tag-eco-park-police-station","tag-fake-all-out-products","tag-fake-clean-clear","tag-fake-cosmetics","tag-fake-himalaya-products","tag-fake-nivea-products","tag-fake-nycil-products","tag-fmcg-counterfeit-investigation","tag-forged-trademarks","tag-illegal-manufacturing-unit","tag-kolkata-crime-news","tag-north-24-parganas-news","tag-police-raid-kolkata","tag-west-bengal-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}