HYDERABAD, July 21: Tando Mohammad Khan District Nazim Mir Inayat Ali Talpur along with SP (investigation) Zulfiqar Talpur on Thursday raided a mainpuri and gutka factory in Shoukat colony.

They recovered a large quantity of the two items valued at tens of thousands of rupees.

Two people were arrested and the factory was sealed.

The nazim also seized the raw material, machine and other equipment used in manufacture of mainpuri and gutka.

The arrested people were identified as Rafique Rajput and Rashid Rajput.

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