Brushing Your Teeth With Fake Toothpaste? Delhi Police Busted Illegal Toothpaste Factory
New Delhi: On April 3, based on the intelligence information received, the Delhi Police raided a rented warehouse in Khanjawala, arresting owner Hari Om Mishra, 58, who confessed to filling empty Sensodyne tubes with cheap, unlicensed paste.
They seized 1,800 filled tubes, over 10,000 empties, 1,200 packed ones, 130 kg of raw paste, and packaging machines amid unhygienic conditions.
दिल्ली पुलिस @CrimeBranchDP की टीम ने नामी टूथपेस्ट ब्रांड का नकली टूथपेस्ट बनाने वाली फैक्ट्री का किया पर्दाफाश।
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) April 3, 2026
ख़ुफ़िया जानकारी के आधार पर पुलिस टीम ने कंझावला स्थित फैक्ट्री में छापा मारा व सेंसोडाइन कंपनी के अधिकारी द्वारा पुष्टि की गई कि सारा माल नकली है।
नकली टूथपेस्ट… pic.twitter.com/dZWeHl63Ho
The bust follows a Surat fake paneer raid and fuels demands for better supply chain checks and harsher penalties on adulterated goods.
Moreover, approximately 200 kg of fake toothpaste, packing and printing machines, and a large quantity of empty tubes and other packing materials have been recovered.
Delhi Police has busted a fake "Sensodyne" toothpaste factory. 1,800 filled tubes, 10,000 empty tubes, 1,200 packed tubes, and 130 kg of paste have been seized. The factory owner, Hariom Mishra, has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/LTK333Pcxq
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) April 3, 2026
DCP (Crime) Pankaj Kumar confirmed the material that was found was inspected and found to contain unauthorised chemicals. He said,” The material inside the factory was inspected and it was confirmed that other chemicals are being used and toothpaste is being produced in highly unhygienic conditions, making it unfit for use. No valid documents, bills, licenses or authorisations were produced by the accused.”
India currently has no strict laws that will make the accused pay for their price. Under the current provision, the maximum sentence for food adulteration is around six months