New Delhi: The Delhi Crime Branch busted a factory in North-West Delhi’s Kanjhawala area on Friday, April 3, 2026. In the major operation, a gang producing counterfeit products were exposed.
During the operation, a significant quantity of counterfeit toothpaste, machinery and raw materials were seized. The authorities seized a large racket manufacturing fake Sensodyne toothpaste.
Toothpaste made in unsanitary conditions
Police reported that in a warehouse located in Mahavir Vihar, local toothpaste was being repackaged under the Sensodyne brand in extremely unhygienic conditions. The fake products were then sold in the market as genuine, posing serious health risks to consumers.
The successful operation was led by Inspector Ashish Sharma under ACP Sunil Srivastava and in the overall supervision of DCP Sh. Pankaj Kumar.
🚨🔥 FAKE TOOTHPASTE FACTORY BUSTED IN DELHI! 🔥🚨
🧪 Counterfeit Sensodyne unit exposed by ER-1, Crime Branch
📦 Thousands of fake tubes, raw paste & machinery seized.
👤 Mastermind arrested.
⚠️ Unhygienic production posed serious health risks to consumers.💪 Successful… pic.twitter.com/7yUCWtGYQq
— Crime Branch Delhi Police (@CrimeBranchDP) April 3, 2026
Seized items during raid
The Crime Branch team recovered thousands of filled and empty toothpaste tubes, packing boxes, caps, wrappers, glue, heating machines and equipment used for filling and sealing toothpaste. Around 130 kilograms of fake paste were also found stored in drums.
Investigations revealed that the accused initially filled cheap, low-quality paste into empty tubes, sealed them using machines, and then packaged them in Sensodyne boxes for market supply. Workers had been employed to carry out the operation.
The factory owner, Hariom Mishra (58), was arrested. During questioning, he admitted that he was producing fake products in a rented warehouse and selling them in the market.
Over 3,000 filled counterfeit toothpaste tubes, more than 10,000 empty tubes and a large quantity of packaging materials and machinery were seized during the raid.