Shillong, Oct 6: Police in West Jaintia Hills have busted a major racket selling counterfeit engine oil and Diesel Exhaust
Fluid (DEF) in the name of Tata Motors along NH-6.
Acting on instructions of SP Jagpal Singh Dhanoa, a joint team of Jowai Police Station and Phramer Traffic Cell raided the 7th Mile area and recovered large quantity of buckets containing fake Tata Motors DEF and engine oil.
Preliminary probe revealed fake products of reputed brands were being sold openly from automobile shops along the highway.
A case has been registered at Jowai PS under Section 318(4) BNS and Sections 103 and 104 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
The operation led by SI Sunny Lyngdoh, OC Phramer Traffic Cell, along with SI S L Lhoid and eight constables raided five shops – S K Automotive, P S Automobile, Shri Bhawani Automobile, Ali Motors and R S Automobiles.
Owners of all five shops have been named in the FIR and counterfeit products seized. Further investigation is on.
