Delhi Police seizes unauthorised set-top boxes in major anti-piracy bust

The District Investigation Unit of Delhi Police busted a major anti-piracy racket in which they seized 50 unauthorised set-top boxes from Old Lajpat Rai Market in Chandni Chowk on 23rd July, 2021, as per media reports. 

Old Lajpat Rai Market is one of Asia's largest wholesale electronics markets in the country. They are also capable of offering TV as well as OTT content illegally.

The raid was conducted after receiving complaints from the broadcasters like Star India, Viacom18 and ZEEL among others. The broadcasters filed the FIR under the Copyright Act 1957 against shops and establishments that were selling these illegal STBs, according to the media reports.

Netrika Consulting India, a Delhi-based management company which works closely with broadcasters like Star India, Viacom18 and ZEEL, also helped the broadcasters and the police in conducting the raids. 

The agency also reached out to its clients to get the details of channels that were available on these unauthorised STBs after which a case of copyright violation got registered against the guilty parties, which resulted in a raid by Delhi Police.