Police Bust Indian Factory for Stuffing Mattresses with Used Masks
13 Apr 2021
Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra registered a case, local reports noted on Monday, against the owner of a mattress factory in the city of Jalgaon after the facility was found stuffing mattresses with used sanitary masks.
Jalgaon residents recently alerted local police that a mattress factory in the city was engaging in unsafe practices, prompting officers to investigate the claims.
“When the officials visited the premises of the factory in Kusumba village of MIDC [Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation], they found a mattress being stuffed with used masks,” Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Gawali told
Indian factory fills mattresses with used face masks
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Police seal factory for filling mattresses with used face masks
MAHARASHTRA (Dunya News) – Police officers have sealed a factory in Indian state of Maharashtra for filling mattresses with discarded masks, instead of cotton.
Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Gawali said, “When the officials visited the premises of the factory in Kusumba village of MIDC, they found a mattress being stuffed with used masks.”
Later, police personnel burned the piles of masks which they recovered from the factory. Tags:
Updated Apr 13, 2021 | 08:10 IST
The police action against the mattress factory in Maharashtra s Jalgaon comes following a tip-off to police about the used masks being stuffed in mattresses. So far, the COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra have reached 34,58,996 with 58,245 deaths. (Representative image) | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The incident has triggered health concerns after the matter came to light.
Mumbai: In a major operation, the Maharashtra police have busted a factory making mattresses using discarded masks instead of using cotton or other materials. The incident has triggered health concerns after the matter came to light.
The police raided the factory in Jalgaon district and seized piles of discarded face masks. A case has been registered against the factory owner.
Mattress Factory Busted For Stuffing Used Masks in Maharashtra
A factory that makes mattresses has been busted for allegedly using discarded masks instead of cotton or other permitted materials to manufacture mattresses.
| 13 April 2021 12:49 PM GMT
MUMBAI: At the time when the whole of India along with Maharashtra has witnessed a steep hike in the covid cases, in a shocking incident, a factory which makes mattresses has been busted for allegedly using discarded masks instead of cotton or other permitted materials to manufacture mattresses.
According to reports, the police in Maharashtra s Jalgaon district cracked down a factory for allegedly using discarded face masks instead of cotton or other permitted materials to manufacture mattresses.
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In a very shocking incident, a mattress-making factory was using discarded masks in the place of cotton or other material to stuff its products. The incident took place in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. Police have registered a case against the owner of the company. The police also recovered piles of masks on the premises.
Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Gawali said that When the officials visited the premises of the factory in Kusumba village of MIDC, they found a mattress being stuffed with used masks.
He further added that A case was registered against the factory owner, Amjad Ahmed Mansoori. The police are now probing the involvement of others in the racket.