Cable TV operators booked for telecasting new Tamil movies

Tirupur: The Coimbatore unit of the

intellectual property rights enforcement

booked the

owners

of three

local cable TV channels

for telecasting new

Tamil films

in Tirupur district.

Though it is illegal to broadcast new movies without having copyright, Sivam TV and Boss TV both based in Dharapuram, and Crystal TV based in Udumalpet used to telecast them to attract more viewers, police sources said. While Crystal TV and Sivam TV broadcast ‘Enakku Vaitha Adimai’, Boss TV showed Vijay-starrer ‘Kathi’.

Based on the complaints from Chennai-based producer Rajasirpi, the enforcement wing

booked

Lakshmanan of Sivam TV and Sivakumar of Udumalpet. Pradeep of Boss TV was booked based on the complaint filed by film producer Ravi.

Police arrested Lakshmanan and Pradeep. Sivakumar was absconding. All the three cases were registered under various sections including 3, 8A 15 (3) of Tamil Nadu Arasu cable TV Act and The cable TV network (regulation) act 1984. The sleuths raided the offices of the channels before sealing the offices and seized many equipment. TNN