<p>A case has been taken up against a medical store for selling fake hand sanitisers in the name of a branded company.</p>.<p>The Bellandur police have taken up the case against the medical store and are investigating as to who was manufacturing and supplying the fake products.</p>.<p>According to a complaint filed by Siddesh S (32), owner of a pharma company and a distributor in Karnataka for a Kerala-based firm, a few people were cashing in on the fear created by the outbreak of COVID-19. </p>.<p>Based on a tip-off that fake products of NAP were being sold in medical stores, he went to Balaji Medicals in Radha Reddy Layout, Sarjapur Road, and asked for a hand sanitiser.</p>.<p>The shopkeeper gave him a 500 ml bottle for Rs 610.</p>.<p>Siddesh was certain that the product is fake but was sold under the NAP logo, name and licence. He took the bottle to the Bellandur police and filed a<br />complaint.</p>.<p>An investigating officer said a case has been registered under the Copyright Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act and IPC Section 420 (cheating) against Balaji Medicals.</p>
<p>A case has been taken up against a medical store for selling fake hand sanitisers in the name of a branded company.</p>.<p>The Bellandur police have taken up the case against the medical store and are investigating as to who was manufacturing and supplying the fake products.</p>.<p>According to a complaint filed by Siddesh S (32), owner of a pharma company and a distributor in Karnataka for a Kerala-based firm, a few people were cashing in on the fear created by the outbreak of COVID-19. </p>.<p>Based on a tip-off that fake products of NAP were being sold in medical stores, he went to Balaji Medicals in Radha Reddy Layout, Sarjapur Road, and asked for a hand sanitiser.</p>.<p>The shopkeeper gave him a 500 ml bottle for Rs 610.</p>.<p>Siddesh was certain that the product is fake but was sold under the NAP logo, name and licence. He took the bottle to the Bellandur police and filed a<br />complaint.</p>.<p>An investigating officer said a case has been registered under the Copyright Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act and IPC Section 420 (cheating) against Balaji Medicals.</p>