Task force police seize pirated CDs

Task force police seize pirated CDs
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The Vijayawada city police raided a CD/DVD shop at Chittinagar on Friday where a large scale piracy of recent releases was being carried out. In all, 500 pirated versions of the film \'Soukhyam\', along with 14,000 empty CDs, were seized from their possession. Two were taken into custody following the raids.

Vijayawada: The Vijayawada city police raided a CD/DVD shop at Chittinagar on Friday where a large scale piracy of recent releases was being carried out. In all, 500 pirated versions of the film 'Soukhyam', along with 14,000 empty CDs, were seized from their possession. Two were taken into custody following the raids. Based on a tip-off, the task force police, along with the Two- Town police raided Bhavani CD Shop at Panja Centre, owned by Thalasila Suresh Babu (35) of Chittinagar. They found out that the video booth is selling pirated versions of the latest releases. Upon further probe, it is found that the accused Suresh had acquired 12 units of duplicating machines from Chennai to cary out the activity. He, along with his colleague Garre Harish (30), was involved in duplicating the prints. There were also a few cases booked against him on the same charges earlier.


Task force ACP P Murali said, “We raided the CD shop and seized the equipment, including DVD writers, computers, hardware and discs that were found. Suresh Babu rented out a room near his video shop and with the help of his colleague, he has been pirating the latest film versions. He was booked for the same reason a couple of times before. He sold pirated versions that were bought from Chennai. Task force wing is trying to curb such illegal activities across the city, he added. The accused would produce pirated DVDs in bulk and sell them for Rs 30 a piece to purchasers, who in turn would sell them for Rs 50 in the market, depending on the demand. A case is booked and investigation is on, he added.
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