Amul sends notice to Google, asks it to withdraw websites copying its name

Dairy major Amul asks Google to 'cease and desist' from displaying fake and fraudulent websites.

Dairy major Amul has sent a legal notice to Google India over the search engine allegedly earning revenues from fake websites carrying its trademark.

It asked Google to "cease and desist" from displaying fake and fraudulent websites. A spokesperson for Google said it is investigating the issue.

According to the legal notice served at the search engine's Bengaluru office, the company said it has found that unknown persons have created fake websites and e-mails in the name of Amul.

"Since March 2018, our client has received numerous complaints from members of public regarding the said fake and fraudulent websites/domain names,