Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Jul 2 (PTI) An illegal factory allegedly engaged in manufacturing counterfeit pesticides was busted in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, and the owner of the unit was arrested, police said on Sunday.

The police also recovered fake pesticides worth around Rs 1 crore from a house in the Bhadaninagar Police Outpost area, about 60 km from the state capital Ranchi.

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"The man, who was allegedly running the illegal factory, has been arrested," Patratu Sub-Divisional Police Officer Birendra Kumar Chaudhary said.

A Mumbai-based company had lodged a complaint that counterfeit pesticides are being packed in the Ramgarh district and sold in the name of its brand in markets, which is causing a huge loss to the entity as well as farmers.

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“The police raided the house of the accused in Lapanga village on Saturday and busted the illegal factory. Fake pesticides worth around Rs 1 crore were recovered. A total of 6,475 packets of counterfeit pesticides, 4,800 empty packets with wrappers, sealing machine and 18 kg duplicate powder used in making chemicals were recovered from the factory,” he added.

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