Purulia, Sept. 27 -- The West Bengal District Enforcement Branch (DEB) and local police have seized 25 tonnes of suspected counterfeit Super XT 600 TMT bars from a manufacturing plant in Purulia district.
Following the raid, a criminal case was registered against Amit Kumar Tulsian, Manish Kumar Aggarwal and Anirudh Rakshit, directors and additional director of Purulia Ispat Alloy Pvt Ltd.
Acting on a specific tip-off, Nituria police conducted a late-night raid on Friday at the Purulia Ispat Alloy Pvt Ltd factory in the Saltore area. During the operation, the authorities recovered 25 tonnes of TMT bars allegedly being sold under the "Super XT 600" brand.
The DEB has initiated an investigation into the alleged manufacture and distribution...