Mumbai Crime: Fake goods worth Rs 26.44 lakh seized; one held
One person was arrested and fake goods related to hygiene, sanitization and other products worth Rs 26.44 lakh were seized by Turbhe police from Gami Industrial Park at Pawane MIDC on Sunday.
The accused has been identified as Vinod Dubriya (32).A by
Cops received a tip off that counterfeit goods of popular brands like Godrej, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur India, IC Solutions and others were being manufactured at Gala number 64 at Gami Industrial Park in Pawane MIDC.
On Sunday evening around 6.40 pm, Turbhe cops raided the place and found products with copied labels and raw materials to produce handwash, toilet and floor cleaners and other products worth Rs 26.44 lakh rupees.
“Acting on specific information we raided Gala number 64 and found the goods. Some of them were being used for sanitization purposes,” said Rajendra Avdhad, senior inspector, Turbhe police station. “Such counterfeit products can be very dangerous as it doesn’t have the ratio of certain materials as per the formulas” he added.
Turbhe cops have booked Dubriya under IPC section 420 (cheating) and relevant sections of Trademark Act 1999, Copyright Act 1957.
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