A prospective customer tipped off the police about the deal and the police laid a trap near Ganesh Nagar trisection in Gandhi Nagar area of the city where the fraudsters had called the customer.

'The police caught all the accused as soon as they handed over the biscuit to the prospective customer. Over a dozen fake biscuits have also been seized from them and further investigations are on,' Prasad said.

Those arrested have been identified as Zahir, 40, Khushilal, 32, Riazuddin, 30, Raju, 25, and Guddu, 25.