Mumbai Police Bust Piracy Racket

[iMav]

The Social Service Branch of the Mumbai Police busted an audio and video piracy racket at Ambewadi at Dahisar West in Mumbai. The police have arrested four individuals and seized goods worth Rs. 10,13,000.


The police raided a 20x10 sq ft room at Amarnath Pande Chawl after receiving a tip-off. The police have seized computers and DVD writers worth Rs. 2,00,000 and CDs and DVDs of English and Hindi films such as Heyy Babyy, Partner, Dhamal and others worth Rs. 8,00,000.

The persons arrested are Pravinkumar Hanjarimalji Sanghavi (31), Jamatram Osmalji Chaudhary (23), Ajaram Manjilal Chaudhary (20) and Motilal Manjilal (22). They have been booked under Sections 51, 52A, 63, 65 and 67A of the Copyright Act.

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[Gigacore]

Good info.......... real threat for pirates

 

[entrana]

people are still not going to stop because of some people who have got arrested, piracy WILL prevail

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

Our lame police has to sometimes show that they are actually working but thats just for showing nothing serious.There are plenty of markets dedicated to pirated cds\dvds in Delhi itself and what do the police do well take their share and get the f*** out of there.DVDs are available for as low as Rs.30-35.I don't think it can be called Piracy it is infact a kind of free publicity for companies.

 

[casanova]

When will they take software piracy seriously. BTW, the amounts mentioned of pirated media is the cost if it were originals i.e; it dint cost the pirates that much but the business the copyright owners would have made if these discs were sold by them.

 

[abhi_10_20]

^^^^..true...such raids in Bangalore too take place.....but of no use...they spring up back in no time.....

 

[PraKs]

Police Raid, Take photos infront of Press

Take money Back door.

Leave them in 2 days

Raids are only when they Dont get "hafta"

 

[azzu]

only VIdeo piracy
i have never heard a case bein filed on software PIRATES in india

 

[kumarmohit]

Devang Mehta once broke pirated cds of software while riding on an elephant in Nehru place in delhi

 

[als2]

looks like they didn't get their regular HAFTA