Bhubaneswar, May 10 -- Jharsuguda police on Saturday raided a warehouse allegedly involved in the manufacture of counterfeit Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and arrested seven persons in connection with the case.

During the raid at Siriabagicha in Jharsuguda, police recovered thousands of litres of DEF stored in a tank and seized 256 sacks of urea fertiliser from the premises. Officials also confiscated labels of several reputed brands, drums, and other materials allegedly being used to prepare and package fake DEF products.

According to police, the counterfeit DEF was allegedly being sold in the market at the price of genuine products through various showrooms in Jharsuguda and other places.

Police said the operation was unearthed followin...