Fake brand clothing worth lakhs seized by city police

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The city police, based on suspicion, conducted a raid at an apartment in VV Puram area on Sunday and found counterfeit clothing products from famous brands that were intended for sale and are estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees.

An accused identified as Mohit has been taken into custody for questioning. The police said that they found locally-stitched clothes bearing fake tags of branded companies such as Armani and Burberry on them.

The clothings was neatly packed to look like their original counterparts. the police said. The clothes were stored in a flat with an intention of selling it to the customers.

However, the police received the information from their credible sources about the activity and raided the place. The police suspect that the accused had joined hands with some tailors and merchants to sell these clothes and earn higher incomes.

"We are verifying who the manufacturers of these tags are. A case has been registered under the Copyright Act and cheating at the VV Puram Police Station and investigation is on," the police said.

The police also said that such fake products are sold to gullible customers after convincing them that they are genuine items. Several customs end up paying thousands of rupees for clothes which are only worth around Rs 100- 150.

The police have seized the counterfeit products and a case has been registered at VV Puram Police Station. Further investigation is on.