THANE: An electronics shop proprietor has been arrested for allegedly assembling tv sets and passing them off as merchandise of reputed manufacturers through the use of fabricated emblems, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed Ashok Walmik Singh (40), proprietor of an electronic retailer in Kalher house of Bhiwandi town, said Senior Inspector Jairaj Ranaware of the Thane police's Crime Branch.
"He was selling these televisions in a price range of Rs 19000-25000. We have seized 60 such TV sets and spares worth Rs 5.5 lakh as well as 275 illegally fabricated logos," he said.
A case has been registered at Narpoli police station below related sections of the Indian Penal Code, Indian Copyright Act and Trade Marks Act, Ranaware added.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed Ashok Walmik Singh (40), proprietor of an electronic retailer in Kalher house of Bhiwandi town, said Senior Inspector Jairaj Ranaware of the Thane police's Crime Branch.
"He was selling these televisions in a price range of Rs 19000-25000. We have seized 60 such TV sets and spares worth Rs 5.5 lakh as well as 275 illegally fabricated logos," he said.
A case has been registered at Narpoli police station below related sections of the Indian Penal Code, Indian Copyright Act and Trade Marks Act, Ranaware added.
Bhiwandi: Man held for selling assembled TV sets with fake logos
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