Hero MotoCorp is on a vicious drive to curb the counterfeting of its spare parts. As a part of its drive, the two-wheeler major has ramped up its initiative to curb the menace of spurious parts. In its pursuit of reining in the business of fake parts, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has conducted a series of raids on the manufacturers and traders of spurious parts in the past few months pan India.
In the recent months, HMCL has carried out raids at 22 establishments to seize over 2,75,000 spurious spare parts and counterfeit labels. These raids were carried out under the supervision of local police / EOW and special investigation agencies across major cities like New Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Bangalore, Ludhiana, Ahmednagar and Kolkata.
The most recent raid was carried out in Karol Bagh, New Delhi, in two warehouses belonging to, (1) Sanjay Dhamija (1479/25, Naiwala) and (2) Sachin (10/1133B, above 4th floor, Naiwala). Only from these two sites, over 36,000 counterfeit spare parts & packaging materials were seized. A FIR (No. 0025/2017) has been registered at Karol Bagh DIU Police Station, New Delhi and both the owners were arrested in violations to Trademark laws, under this raid.
Through these raids in recent months, HMCL has seized over 2,75,000 spurious spare parts & counterfeit labels and FIRs have been filed against all the counterfeiters at respective police stations in each state.
In April 2016, Hero MotoCorp launched the initiative ‘Fight Fake, Stay Safe’ with the objective of ensuring the safety of the vehicle and those riding it.
According to the company, the original Hero Genuine Parts (HGP) bear the Unique Parts Identification (UPI) code. Customers can confirm the genuineness of the part by sending UPI code through SMS on 9266171171.
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