3 months ago
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A tract enforcement of ITC Ltd. has filed a ailment with the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) constabulary alleging large-scale smuggling and merchantability of counterfeit cigarettes from Cambodia nether the company’s marque name.
According to the complainant, duplicate cigarettes bearing the ITC marque sanction are allegedly being manufactured successful Cambodia and smuggled into the state by air. The products are reportedly being sold successful and astir the airdrome country and distributed to antithetic parts of the State.
The ailment stated that connected Sunday astatine astir 12.30 a.m., 2 persons allegedly arrived astatine Terminal 2 of the KIA and were progressive successful dispatching cartons of the counterfeit cigarettes to assorted locations.
The complainant has alleged that the accused misused the company’s trademark and packaging plan to marketplace the fake products, causing fiscal losses and reputational harm to the company.
Based connected the complaint, the constabulary person registered a case. Officials said that efforts were nether mode to place the accused and hint the root and organisation web of the counterfeit cigarettes.
