Fake products’ business thrives in Delhi, 140 arrested this year till Aug.

NEW DELHI: The business of fake products of different kinds is flourishing in the city, reveals the data of Delhi Police. In 2020, only 88 cases of the copyright and trademark act were reported but more than 110 such cases have already been reported this year.

Out of the 110 cases reported till August this year, 91 were solved. About 140 people involved in the illegal business were arrested. Last year, 74 cases were solved and 112 culprits nabbed.
Recently, Delhi Police recovered pirated NCERT books worth Rs 35 lakh from a printing press in Mandoli village. One person who was arrested in the case claimed that due to lockdown, he suffered heavy losses in his business. To cover up the losses, he started manufacturing and selling fake books in the market.

In Central Delhi, about 25 cases of the copyright and trademark act were registered last year in which 38 people were arrested. As many as 13 cases were reported till August this year and 18 people nabbed.

An officer said these fake products were being sold in small shops, including grocery stores and garages. “In some cases, we found that fake lubricant oil was being sold to garage owners at half the rate of the original price,” the officer added.

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