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Crime branch censors piracy in Delhi

The raids that were conducted at markets in Chandni Chowk, Old Seemapuri, Malviya Nagar among others saw a recovery of 355 pirated DVDs, eight laptops, computers and pen drives

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After Udta Punjab, Balaji Telefilms' Great Grand Masti was found leaked online three weeks before it's official release. Acting on a complaint filed by the production house, the Crime Branch of the Delhi police conducted six simultaneous raids across the city to clamp down on piracy.

The raids that were conducted at markets in Chandni Chowk, Old Seemapuri, Malviya Nagar among others saw a recovery of 355 pirated DVDs, eight laptops, computers and pen drives. The operation was fluid and conducted organically. "A decoy was sent to various shops in the market and an attempt to buy pirated movies were made. Where the decoy was successful, raids were immediately conducted after a preplanned signal was given," said an officer who participated in the raid.

The arrest of the nine people has led to the emergence of a new style of piracy. "Earlier we would recover thousands of CDs and DVDs from the raids," said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime). "Now all one had to do is download the movies off the web and get it transferred on your phone or laptop," he added.

Efforts are being taken by various departments to clamp down on piracy from all technical and physical aspects. The movies are sold for a mere Rs. 50 and the transfer is almost always immediate. "Nowadays it takes 15 mins to buy a pirated movie," said Yadav.

Six cases were registered and nine persons were arrested in this drive. Karan Kumar, Vishal, Amit Gupta, Vikram Kumar, Devender Basoya, Ghanshyam Kumar, Nafees Ahmed, Deepak and Rahul were arrested and booked under section 292 of the Indian Penal Code and section 63 of the Copyrights Act. All were later released om bail.

Apart from Great Grand Masti, movies like Raman Raghav, Teen, Junoonia, were also found on the laptops. Pornography and obscene videos were also found. According to police officials the sales of these movies at Rs. 50 led to earnings amounting to almost Rs. 10,000 - 15,000 per month

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