Overview

• Police arrested 29-year-old Harshit at Boys Street in Pitampura following a complaint from Louis Vuitton representatives.
• The raid yielded about 200 counterfeit shorts, T-shirts, belts and perfumes bearing forged Louis Vuitton tags.
• The accused told investigators that the manufacturing unit was established last year by Pankaj Manchanda, who is currently overseas.
• Authorities filed the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Copyright Act and the Trade Marks Act and anticipate further arrests and recoveries.
• Louis Vuitton reported major financial losses and reputational damage due to the circulation of these counterfeit products.