Kalupur trader arrested for selling fake sunglasses

A Kalupur police team arrested a trader for selling fake branded sunglasses ahead of Uttarayan. The trader however alleged extortion by some company officials. After a group of traders made a hue and cry about the arrest, police also filed a complaint against the two officials for demanding money on Thursday night. According to Kalupur police, working on a complaint by officials from an organization keeping an eye on violation of copyrights and intellectual property rights they raided Sunil Traders at Tankshal ni Pol, owned by Anil Dayani on Thursday. About 300 pairs of sunglasses of various brands, which were apparently fake, were seized. Police filed a complaint against Dayani for violation of copyright and for selling fakes as original. However, when Dayani was taken to the police station, about 35 traders from nearby rushed to the station and protested against the action. Senior officials rushed to the spot and spoke to the traders. Dayani told investigators that two officials from the organization – Sanjay Verma and Darshan Parekh – visited his shop earlier and demanded money for not reporting the fakes to the police. When he refused to do so, they had called the police to conduct a raid. Kalupur police officials stated that they have registered cases against both Dayani and the duo. Investigation in the case is underway to verify the claims,” said K D Khambhla, Kalupur police inspector.

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