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Police busts factory stuffing mattresses with used face masks

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 4/13/2021 12:51:24 PM

Mumbai, Apr 12 Police have busted a mattress-making factory in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district found using discarded masks, in place of cotton or other material, to stuff its products. A case has been filed against the owner of the unit with the police launching a probe into the matter. Piles of face masks were also recovered from the premises of the mattress factory. The used face masks, found lying around the premises, were set on fire as per the prescribed norms. The matter first came to light when the police station at Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in Jalgaon was alerted about the racket. Jalgaon is located about 400 kilometres northeast of Mumbai city.