Mumbai police raids shops for selling fake Disney products

Mumbai police raids shops for selling fake Disney products

Disney India on Thursday cooperated with Crime Branch Control and officers of Pydhonie Police Station in their raid at three shops -- Parth Collection, Swastik Collection, and Tip Top Plastic -- operating out of Abdul Rehman Street in Mumbai for selling fake Disney products.

One of the three shops -- Swastik Collection -- where the raid was conducted

1,313 units of goods were seized at Parth Collection, 138 units of goods were seized at Swastik Collection and 596 units of goods were seized at Tip Top Plastic. The owners/proprietors of the stores, Jaisil Mohan Patkar of Parth Collection, Ramesh Kanji Gami of Swastik Collection and Jitender Doshi of Tip Top Plastic, were arrested on charges of criminal counterfeiting.

One of the three shops -- Tip Top Plastic -- where the raid was conducted

Investigations are ongoing to identify the source and locations of the manufacturers of these seized goods, who will also be prosecuted appropriately.

Mumbai police raids shops for selling fake Disney products

"We applaud the efforts of the Crime Branch Control in not only protecting the rights of trusted brand owners, but also protecting Indian consumers from purchasing falsely branded and inferior products", said Abhishek Maheshwari, VP and Head, Consumer Products, Disney India.

Mumbai police raids shops for selling fake Disney products

Mumbai police raids shops for selling fake Disney products