Sunil Lohan
A manager of a private intellectual property services firm has filed a complaint with the police alleging the sale of counterfeit cigarettes made in Kambodia by unidentified persons near the airport.
According to the complaint lodged by Srinivas S on March 12,he is working as a manager at IPR Services,a company that holds agency rights for cigarette brands of certain IT companies and distributes them across Karnataka.
In his complaint,Srinivas stated that some unidentified persons were allegedly bringing cigarettes from Kambodia through air travel and selling them in the state by packaging them as branded products.
He alleged that the counterfeit cigarettes were being marketed in a manner similar to original products,which could harm public health and also damage the reputation of the company’s brand.
He further stated that on March 12 at around 12 noon, he received credible information that some persons who had arrived from foreign countries were attempting to sell such cigarettes around Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport.
Based on the information,Srinivas approached the police and requested them to take necessary legal action against those involved in the alleged counterfeit cigarette trade.
Police said the complaint has been received and further investigation is underway.
Earlier the Airport police had regisered similar case in earlier this year and arrested two men selling counterfiet cigarettes.
