As part of a massive campaign against counterfeit consumer goods, Delhi Police Crime Branch has unearthed a factory that makes fake Sensodyne toothpaste in an illegal manufacturing unit. The factory owner was arrested and a large quantity of fake dental products were taken into custody for large-scale retail distribution on Friday, April 3, 2026.
The operation took place in the Kanjhawala area of Northwest Delhi after a tip-off of counterfeit healthcare goods being made.
Massive seizure of counterfeit goods. During the raid, police officials found huge amounts of raw materials and finished products designed to mimic the popular sensitivity-relief toothpaste. The seized items are:
- 1,800 tubes ready for sale.
- 10,000 empty tubes waiting to be filled.
- 1,200 packed tubes in branded cardboard boxes.
- 130 kg of raw paste used to fill the counterfeit tubes.
The sheer volume of empty tubes and raw paste suggests that the racket was prepared to flood the local markets with thousands of units of the potentially hazardous product.
Arrest and Investigation
The owner of the illegal unit is Hariom Mishra. Mishra was operating the factory without any licenses or quality control measures, according to initial investigations. Now investigators are examining the raw materials and the network of wholesalers that were promoting these fake products in the Delhi-NCR region.
These counterfeit products pose a severe health risk to unsuspecting consumers, he said. “The ingredients that are added to fake pastes are usually industrial-grade chemicals and can cause oral infections or long-term damage,” a senior police official said.
There is a growing trend of counterfeit goods in Delhi. This bust follows a number of similar actions by Delhi Police in the past few months. Recently, the units manufacturing fake ENO antacid, Veet hair removal cream, and Tata Salt were also dismantled in North and East Delhi.
Consumers should be vigilant when buying household brands, the government said.
- Packaging Quality: Blurred printing or slight color variations.
- Pricing: Very small discounts below the market rate.
- Holograms: Missing or poorly replicated brand security stickers.
A case has been registered under the Copyright Act and relevant sections of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita). More raids are certain to follow as the police trace the supply chain back to local retailers.
