Mumbai Crime: 5730 fake Ray-Ban sunglasses worth Rs 86 lakh seized, 2 held

12 March,2021 02:20 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  Diwakar Sharma

The accused have been identified as Faizan Shaikh, 20, a resident of Mankhurd, and Abdul Rahman Darbar Shaikh, 25, from Gowandi

The seized sunglasses. Pic courtesy/ Diwakar Sharma


Two people were arrested by the Crime Branch Control, Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police and 5,730 fake Ray-Ban sunglasses worth Rs 86 lakh were seized from them in Musafir Khana, south Mumbai on Thursday.

The accused have been identified as Faizan Shaikh, 20, a resident of Mankhurd, and Abdul Rahman Darbar Shaikh, 25, from Gowandi.

"Acting on the tip off, we raided the premises of SK Enterprises, Saifi Hostel, Musafir Khana in south Mumbai on March 11 at 4 pm and 5,730 pieces of counterfeit Ray-Ban Sunglasses belonging to M/s Luxottica Group SPA were recovered and two accused have been arrested," a senior officer of CB Control, EOW told mid-day.

A case has been registered at MRA Marg police station against the two accused under relevant sections of the Copyright Act Registered on Thursday.

The accused and seized material have been handed over to MRA Marg police station for further investigation.

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