- This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 12 years, 3 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Mumbai, A Counterfeiters’ Haven?
Late
last week, fake Canon printer cartridges and other products worth over
Rs 2 Lakhs were seized from Mumbai’s Fort area, in a joint raid
conducted by the police and officials of Enforcers of Intellectual
Property Rights (EIPR).Following a tip-off from EIPR, a team from the
MRA Marg Police Station, led by Police Sub Inspector, Naik, raided M/s
Bharat Old Paper Mart and M/s Star Refilling located at Janmabhoomi
Marg, Fort, and recovered thousands of fake ink cartridges of
Canon.Also seized were hundreds of refilled ink cartridges, laser
toners, empty cartridges and toners, chemicals and dyes, syringes, MRP
stickers, holograms, outer boxes, and sealing machines.The total worth
of the haul is estimated at over Rs 2 lakhs.The investigative team
found that the shop premises were being used to manufacture counterfeit
cartridges and laser toners under the brand names; Canon and
Hewlett-Packard.The two persons arrested include: Bhagwanji Raghu Patel
(30) and Dinesh Popatlal Daga (32). A case has been booked against the
accused under FIR , and further investigations are in
progress.Meanwhile, this is one more case reported of counterfeit
computer goods being manufactured in and around Mumbai.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.