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PONDA
The local office of the Legal Metrology Department at Ponda raided two electrical shops in Ponda and seized electrical goods worth Rs 50,000 under packaged commodity rules.
Three persons were booked under weights and measures rules for not renewing digital weighing machines.
Legal Metrology Inspector D N Mapari informed that the raid was conducted at the instructions of Controller Legal Metrology K B Kosambe and Assistant Controller P V Narvekar.
"We raided the market place and seized Chinese-made electrical goods from the retailer and distributor. They are booked under packaged commodity rules. These goods were without MRP and other details," Mapari said.
"LED lights and decorative lights of Chinese-make were seized from the two
establishments and the cost of the seized goods is Rs 50,000," informed inspector Mapari.
"We have taken action against three shops, including one fruit vendor, for not renewing their digital weighing machines. Penalty will be imposed as per rules,"
he said.
Mapari said the raids will be conducted henceforth.
All these machines costs about Rs 25,000.
