Shop owner held for selling fake spare parts

Pune, Aug 23 (PTI) A shop owner was arrested forallegedly selling fake spare parts of cars under brand name ofvarious well-known companies, police said today. The police and officials from Enforcers of IntellectualProperty Rights (EIPR) yesterday jointly raided the shop’Champaklal and Sons’ in Swargate area here and seized thefake spare parts, Assistant Police Inspector, Swargate PoliceStation, Vikram Goud said. The parts, which included pressure plates, clutch andclutch plates, outer box, were being sold under the brand nameof Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra, he said. Gaud said EIPR had received complaint about such partsbeing sold in the shop. The owner Kirti Maniar (58) has been apprehended and acase under relevant sections of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957has been registered, police said. PTI SPK NRBAQSJMF