Chennai: 5,000 fake watches worth Rs 75 lakh seized
About 5,000 such watches worth Rs 75 lakh have been seized from the shop by the Elephant Gate police station, the source added.
Chennai: Police have seized duplicate watches worth Rs 75 lakh. According to a police source, the duplicate watches of high-end expensive brands like Rado, Rolex, Tissot, Cartier, Seiko and others have been seized from a watch shop in Kasi Chetty lane, Sowcarpet. About 5,000 such watches worth Rs 75 lakh have been seized from the shop by the Elephant Gate police station, the source added.
“The raid has been conducted after a specific information and the direction of the city police commissioner,” the source said.
The shop has been selling replicas of watches to other small sellers and individual customers. Those watches had been sold for Rs 4,000 to Rs 50,000, the police said.
Following the raid, the police also have arrested shop owner Janav Ram, employees Saravanan, Ganesh and Raji and the case has been handed over to CBCID for further investigation.