More than 48 hours after the UP Special Task Force & the Meerut Police raided godowns & printing press units in Meerut & Amroha for printing pirated versions of the National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) books worth crores, the alleged mastermind Sachin Gupta & his uncle & co-accused Sanjeev Gupta were still absconding.
On Saturday evening, the BJP suspended Sanjeev Gupta, the vice-president of its Meerut unit, for damaging the image of the party. Meanwhile, the Police have arrested 4 persons, including the supervisor of the godown in Meerut.
On Saturday, the Special Task Force recovered around nine lakh pirated books with NCERT logo from a godown which allegedly belonged to the Guptas in the Partapur area of Meerut, an official release said.
The release stated, “Four members of the racket have been arrested & 8,90,439 pirated books were recovered from the godown situated on the road between Achhrod & Kashi in Partapura area of Meerut".
The STF has also recovered 9 computers, bill books, letter pads & visiting cards from what Brajesh Kumar Singh, DSP, STF, described as a “big set up”.
The team also raided a printing facility in the Gajraula town of Amroha which also belonged to the Guptas.
‘Officials informed’
“The counting of pirated books in the Gajaraula unit is still on,” Mr. Singh said, adding NCERT officials have been informed about the raids.
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