In order to enhance their beauty, women, as well as men, can be seen using branded beauty products without a second thought. However, a recent raid by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recovered fake beauty products worth crores of rupees. In addition, the beauty products that were confiscated were being sold in the name of branded companies.
FDA received information that some gangs bought small glass bottles and beauty products thrown in the dustbin at cheap prices. After buying the bottles they would clean the bottles, fill them with adulterated substance and sell it at high prices in the name of branded companies. This consisted of products such as beauty creams, shampoos and conditioners.
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FDA also discovered that the products were also being sent to salons and parlors across the city. Receiving the information, FDA raided three locations in Mumbai on May 4 and seized counterfeit goods worth crores of rupees.
Officers raided Bio Cosmetics, a company situated in Andheri West that made shampoo and condition. Police raided the company and recovered fake beauty products worth 40 lakh rupees and raw material worth 3.38 lakh rupees. A house from Sethia Nagar, Saki Naka was also raided where police seized goods worth Rs 90 lakh. Police arrested a man named Pujari for questioning.
During the interrogation, Pujari told that he had bought all the adulterated goods from a man, Henry D'Souza. After the interrogation, officials raided the D'Souza’s parlor and seized counterfeit goods worth Rs 4.88 lakh.
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