Summary:
Pirated NCERT books worth around Rs 35 crore and six printing machines were seized during a raid on a godown in Uttar Pradesh`s Meerut district.
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A joint team of Military Intelligence (MI), UP STF and local police seized over 1,50,000 illegally printed NCERT books during a raid carried out at a facility near Kashigaon in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh.
The value of the books is estimated to be more than Rs 50 crore.
The kingpin identified as Sachin Gupta has reportedly gone missing after burning some books in the main factory of Mohkampur Enclave near Sabzimandi.
Pirated NCERT books worth around Rs 35 crore and six printing machines were seized during a raid on a godown in Uttar Pradesh`s Meerut district on Friday, police said.
During the raid on the godown located on Gagol road in Partapur area here, a dozen people were detained, they said.
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