Mumbai, April 4 Two traders have been booked in separate cases in the Dhule district of Maharashtra for allegedly stocking and selling cosmetic products made in Pakistan, the import of which is banned in India, an official said on Saturday.
Two FIRs were registered on Friday after the Crime Branch raided two locations and seized "Made in Pakistan" personal care products, including whitening creams, soaps, serums, and beauty packs, worth Rs 61,000, the official said.
The accused, Kailash Devanand Nankani (50) and Fazlu Rehman Salim Ansari (32), have been booked under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act for dealing in prohibited goods and cheating customers, police said.
Officials suspect a supply network may be involved in distributing banned Pakistani-made cosmetics. About a week ago, the police in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar had booked three traders stocking and selling products made in the neighboring country.
The latest cases have been registered at the Chalisgaon Road and Dhule City police stations. Police are investigating the supply chain to determine how the restricted items reached Dhule, the official added.
Following the May 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade had put a ban on all direct and indirect imports of goods originating from or exported by Pakistan.