Illegal gutkha racket busted in Berhampur, five arrested

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (UNI) Bada Bazar Police in Berhampur have arrested five persons and seized 2,977 packets of banned gutkha during raids on retail outlets and wholesale distribution points across the city. Acting on intelligence, police raided three shops at Gouda Sahi, Bachhubari Sahi and Sankar Bazar, recovering large quantities of unlabelled gutkha sold under the brands Original Gokul Deluxe Mix and Bindaas Gokul Deluxe Mix. The products carried neither manufacturing and expiry dates nor FSSAI licence details. Each packet contained 70 pouches. During questioning, the retailers identified Babula Sahu and Narayan Sahu as their suppliers. Police subsequently raided their…