Counterfeit Puma Raid: Three Danilimda Traders Booked as Police Seize Counterfeit Stock Worth ₹5.08 Lakhs
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City police and brand representatives brand representatives raided three retail shops in the Danilimda area on Wednesday, dismantling a local racket selling counterfeit Puma slippers, track pants, and t-shirts.
Zone-6 local crime branch (LCB) personnel, acting alongside authorized representatives of the apparel giant, recovered 476 pieces of duplicate merchandise valued at ₹5.08 lakhs. Investigators have registered FIRs under the Copyright Act against the three store owners at the Danilimda police station.
Pawan Padduman Palasar, an intellectual property enforcement representative for the brand, filed the initial complaint after receiving credible intelligence regarding widespread trademark infringement in the locality.
The Seizures from Different Areas
- Goodluck Party Plot Raid: Police targeted Bombay Footwear and arrested 24-year-old shopkeeper Mohamed Ahmad alias Jonti Ghulam Dastgir Sheikh, seizing 363 pairs of counterfeit slippers valued at ₹3,63,000.
- Chhipa BRTS Bus Stand Operation: A simultaneous raid at Alfala Footwear led to the seizure of 48 pairs of fake slippers worth ₹48,000, with 49-year-old Samiuddin Nizamuddin Qureshi facing charges for stocking the unauthorized inventory.
- Muslim Society Junction Seizure: Officers detained 32-year-old Mohamed Atik Latifbhai Memon at Crown Garments after recovering 11 duplicate track pants worth ₹16,500 and 54 counterfeit t-shirts valued at ₹81,000.
- Police Surveillance and Investigation: Local police stations intensified surveillance across eastern zone commercial pockets to curb intellectual property violations, while authorities question the accused traders to trace the manufacturing source.
