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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Feb 01 2016 | 10:28 PM IST
Alleged pirated copies of top selling books of a Delhi based publisher on preparing for competitive exams worth Rs.Five lakh was seized and a man arrested, police said today.
Mohammed Arif was arrested after alleged pirated versions of titles published by S Chand and Company, Delhi on preparing for a range of competitive exams was found stacked in his store here for sale by police.
His two godowns were raided and totally 525 pirated books worth Rs.Five lakh of the Delhi based publisher was seized. He was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.
The action comes days after the publisher lodged a complaint with police here that pirated versions of its top titles were being sold here.
Central crime branch and video piracy prevention team personnel conducted the raid, police said.

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First Published: Feb 01 2016 | 10:28 PM IST

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