New Delhi: Delhi Police is continuously taking action to curb the trade of fake branded products in the capital. In this series, the Narcotics Squad of Rohini District Police took major action and seized a consignment of fake Gold Flake cigarettes. Police arrested an accused and recovered 30 thousand fake cigarettes from his possession. This action has created a stir among the people involved in the business of fake cigarettes.
Raid and arrest based on secret information
Rohini District DCP Shashank Jaiswal said that on November 4, the Narcotics Squad team had received secret information that a person supplying fake cigarettes was active in the North Rohini police station area. As soon as the information was received, the team led by Inspector Rakesh raided Pocket-8, Sector-4, Rohini. The police caught the suspicious person on the spot. He was identified as Mohammad Faizan, 39, resident of Azad Market, Delhi.
Recovery and FIR registered
During the search, 30 thousand fake gold flake cigarettes were recovered from his possession. In this case, FIR number 596/2026 has been registered in Vijay Vihar police station under section 63/65 of the Copyright Act. Police are now interrogating the accused and trying to find out the supply chain of fake cigarettes and other people active behind it. This action was carried out under the leadership of Inspector Rakesh. The team included SI Ashok Tomar, Head Constable Puneet and Constable Nazim. The entire action took place under the supervision of ACP Operation Ajmer Singh. Rohini district DCP Shashank Jaiswal informed about the team's action.