Hyderabad, Oct. 2 -- The Commissioner's Task Force (Golconda Zone), along with Asif Nagar police, busted an alleged illegal pan masala and gutka manufacturing unit at Muradnagar and apprehended three workers besides rescuing two children allegedly employed at the unit.

Acting on credible information, the police raided a premises at Asif Nagar, where unbranded AAA, Badshah and Sagar pan masala and gutka/tobacco products were allegedly being manufactured without the required licences and statutory declarations.

Police seized large quantities of raw tobacco and gutka, packing material and machinery, with the total value of the seized property estimated at Rs 50 lakh.

The seized material included loose zarda, ready-mixed gutka weighing aro...