Bengaluru: Fake branded products worth 1.38 crore seized
Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have seized fake branded dress materials, which were being sold as original, worth 1.38 crores from a shop in Bengaluru and have arrested the proprietor on Tuesday.
The accused is identified as Narasimharaju (38) who had his shop at the BEML layout which falls under Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station limits. The shop was stocked with fakes of all major brands including Nike, Puma, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour and Zara. The customers were made to believe that they were purchasing original items.
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Economic offences wing of the CCB raided the shop based on credible inputs. A case has been registered in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station under the copyrights act in this regard and an investigation is in progress.
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Sex racket busted in Navi Mumbai; two girls rescued, one man arrested
Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
