Cops raid Bengaluru firm selling fake Britannia biscuits

BENGALURU: An organised gang of racketeers is suspected to be faking the designs, colour schemes and shapes of biscuits manufactured by food products major Britannia and selling them in Bengaluru and neighbouring areas, said Yelahanka police.
A corporate intelligence firm representing Britannia has filed a complaint with Yelahanka police, accusing a company in their jurisdiction of c
“After a complaint on Wednesday, police raided the accused agency, Rinkesh Enterprises, near Apurva hospital on BB Road, Yelahanka.Fake Britannia biscuit wrappers were found in the godown, but they contained biscuits manufactured by another firm. The colour, design and logo of Britannia have been faked to sell biscuits,” said Yelahanka police sources.
According to the sources, the corporate intelligence firm was on the trail of the fraud after they came to know that distributors were supplying fake Britannia biscuits to retailers at railway stations, bus stands and rural pockets around Bengaluru. A team from the company found out that the fake wrappers resembling Britannia products were being used to sell biscuits purportedly made by a Hyderabad-based company.
The sources said the fraud enabled the distributors make Rs 2-3 on every Rs 10 packet of biscuits, against the 50 paise they used to get from selling authentic products.
“The fake biscuits and wrappers were made in Andhra Pradesh, particularly Hyderabad,” said police.
A Britannia spokesperson declined to comment, saying the matter is sub judice.