Srinagar: Police in Srinagar have launched a crackdown on the sale of fake and sub-standard trademark brands.
An official from Goodricke Group Limited told news agency Kashmir News Trust that police in Srinagar have so for busted counterfeit ‘Samovar’ tea stores in Maharaja Bazar and Batamaloo markets.
He said they are very thankful to the police for seizing spurious tea bags that were sold using their brand name.
The official of the Company said that counterfeit ‘Samovar’ branded tea is being sold in infringing packaging.
“Our law firm with the help of Batamaloo and Shergarhi police stations conducted raids at Mahraja Bazaar and Batmaloo market recently. It was found that the accused were selling sub-standard tea using similar packaging of the ‘Samavor’ tea brand.
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P T Krishnan, the Vice President- Branded Tea Division of Goodricke Group Limited said “Goodricke Group invests heavily on the quality of its products and is strictly monitoring counterfeiting activities to reduce the risk of honest customers unintentionally purchasing counterfeit products. This is a serious offense,” he said.
Over the years, Goodricke has built tremendous goodwill in the minds of tea lovers due to the superior quality of the tea offered by the Company. The fake counterfeit tea does not meet the quality standards offered by Goodricke, and its consumption can also be dangerous since it is an ingestible product. (KNT)
