The Delhi Police has arrested nine people and recovered data storage devices including computers and DVDs in connection with online leak of the movie Great Grand Masti to be released on July 22.
Police said that they received a complaint from the movie production home Balalji Telefilms. The case was referred to Crime Brach of Delhi Police. Acting swiftly on the complaint, the police sent decoy customers and later raids were conducted in the shops and cafes where pirated DVD’s of various movies including Great Grand Masti which is to be released on 22nd July, was found. Around 20 police teams conducted raids at internet cafes and video rental shops across the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
“Nine people were arrested during the raids in lajpat Rai Market, Old lajpat Nagar market, Kotla Mubarakpur, Tughlakabad Extension, Old Seempuri, Malviya Nagar and Chandni Chowk area. The arrested persons were found to be indulging in selling unreleased or pirated movies like Great Grand Masti, Sultan and Udta Punjab through pen drives only for Rs50 or less. We have also recovered pornographic material from arrested persons. We have seized the material recovered from their shop and two FIRs were filed against the respective shop owners,” said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch).
He added that they have also identified two torrents links during the investigation that were used to download pirated movies.
“We will be writing letter to concerned authorities to block identified torrent links to stop further download of pirated movies. “All of the accused have been booked under IPC section 292 for selling pornographic material and Section 63 of Copy Right Act,” Yadav added.
Police said that they would take up the investigation with other concerned authorities in Mumbai to identify and break the nexus of online leak of unreleased movies.