During interrogation, it was found that the nexus is being run from Alambagh and Lalbagh, the two automobile spares and accessories hubs. Oil company Castrol gave specific inputs to city police on the basis of which 81 litre duplicate engine oil was seized from the auto repair market located across Mohan road in Para.
While 1 litre branded oil costs over Rs 240, the three garage owners sold the same amount of duplicate lubricant for Rs 140. Police seized the 65 containers from the three shops which were located within a distance of 1 km.
"The containers were bearing the logo of Castrol company. Three representatives of Castrol were with us during the raid and checked the viscosity of the oil. It was evident, they were not selling the original product," said Para police station house officer D K Upadhyay.
Police team comprising sub-inspector Deepandra Yadav and Siyaram picked up Brahmanand, Sampurna Singh and Santram, the three garage owners. An FIR was registered against the trio for cheating and infringement of Copyright Act.
While grilling the three, police got names of a businessman from Alambagh apart from an auto part dealer in Lalbagh market. "We have some leads and are trying to trace the unit where duplicate lubricant is being manufactured," added Upadhyay.
Use of poor quality engine oil generates contamination and sludge which decreases the life of a two-wheeler. Duplicate lubricant is made by processing crude oil but is much inferior in quality.
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