A 54 -year -old man from Rajapalayam has been detained under the Goondas Act on charges of facilitating illegal video piracy trade.
In a release, the Video Piracy Cell of the Virudhunagar police said Valayapathi had been accused of illegally recording latest releases directly from movie theatres in Coimbatore, Karur, Theni and Madurai using video cameras even as the regular show was on. He has been indulging in video piracy with the knowledge of the owners of the movie halls.
The agency said that he would make DVDs of these movies and distribute the discs throughout Tamil Nadu.