The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) hasalerted the state police departments and other law-enforcement agencies aboutan Interpol input warning on a racket selling fake hand sanitizer usingmethanol, and another racket that poses as PPE and other COVID-19 relatedmedical suppliers.

The CBI, after receiving the input immediatelyalerted the police authorities to remain vigilant about gangs using the modusoperandi to make quick money.

Interpol has also given inputs about fake hand sanitizer being made using methanol, a highly toxic substance, as the base, the officials said.

Instances have been reported from other countries of use of spurious hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic, they added.

 "Methanolcan be highly toxic and dangerous for the human body," an official said