The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Infovalley police station have sealed a duplicate cigarette manufacturing unit in Alakar village, which is part of the Chhatabar panchayat on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the factory was producing counterfeit cigarettes under the brand name H-10. In addition, the unit produced another brand of cigarette known as H-Star.
According to IB officials, H-10 is a leading cigarette company based in Bihar. The phoney unit owner was using subpar materials and producing cigarettes under the brand name H-10.
In this regard, the owner of the Bihar-based cigarette company filed a complaint with the IB.
The Infovalley police seized cigarettes and gutkha worth lakhs of rupees during the raid at the fake unit.
