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The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has busted a racket progressive successful the merchantability of counterfeit branded watches successful the metropolis and person arrested 5 accused.
The accused — Harish Kumar, Syed Zaid Iqbal, Mohammed Habeeb Hussain, Khaleemullah, and Abdul Rehman — were allegedly selling fake watches nether the marque sanction of Titan Company Ltd.
The constabulary said the accused lured customers by offering alleged “off-rate” oregon “cheap rate” deals, selling watches worthy astir ₹5,000 astatine astir fractional the price, claiming that they were original, branded products.
Acting connected a ailment filed by the Titan Company, the CCB’s Economic Offences Wing conducted raids successful areas specified arsenic RT Nagar and Chickpet, wherever the accused were operating retail outlets. During the operation, the constabulary seized 670 counterfeit watches worthy astir ₹25 lakh.
Preliminary probe revealed that the accused were selling duplicate watches resembling fashionable Titan models. The constabulary are present probing the root of the manufacturing and proviso of these fake products. A lawsuit has been registered, and further probe is nether way.
