Fake Epson cartridges dealers arrested in Mumbai and Chennai

In a bold and decisive move aimed at curbing the sale of non genuine/refilled Epson Ink cartridges, police recently raided the premises of ADS Technologies, Fort Market, and Mumbai as the shops were found stocking and selling Epson PictureMate (T5852) refilled cartridges.

The shop was raided on 28th June and the owners were arrested, charged under the prevailing laws of the land with counterfeiting and violating intellectual property rights and subsequently remanded to judicial custody.

In an effort to send a strong message of zero tolerance towards the sale of fake cartridges Mumbai Police has done the raid in the Fort Market in Mumbai which has caused a major deterrent in the visibility and sale of counterfeit/refilled cartridges

Subsequently on 3rd July in Chennai also the police raided the premises of two shops i.e Photo Point and Photo Park/Info Traders at Chennai as these shops were found stocking and selling Epson PictureMate(T5852) Refilled cartridges.

Raid actions were done simultaneously on both the shops by dividing the team of 6 investigators and 8 Police officials into two.

A very strong and effective message has been sent to all considering the fact that two raids have been conducted within a week in two major cities Mumbai and Chennai. A spokesperson at Seiko Epson Corporation said, "We applaud the efforts of the Indian police to curb this menace and will whole heartedly assist and support the law enforcement authorities in all such crack downs."

Seiko Epson Corporation says it will move swiftly to help enforcement authorities for such raids in future to protect its interests and to protect the business of its authorized dealers.