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Beemapally Muslim Jama-at backs anti-piracy drive

Thiruvananthapuram: The Beemapally Muslim Jama-at has warned video shop owners in its area against selling pirated versions of recently-released Malayalam movies.

Extending support to the community-based anti-piracy initiative of the State police Crime Branch, Jama-at office-bearers said the drive to prevent sale of pirated movies and pornography would be implemented in a phased manner in Beemapally.

Inspector-General of Police, Crime Branch, K. Padmakumar (who coordinates anti-piracy operations) said 45 traders in Beemappaly had agreed not to sell or procure pirated DVDs or VCDs of any Malayalam movie within five months of its release.

He said Jama-at office bearers were helping the police persuade local traders not to sell pornography.

The police are also seeking the support of fans’ associations of leading Malayalam film actors to stop the organised sale of pirated DVDs and VCDs in Beemapally. Film actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Dileep and Suresh Gopi are backing the police drive.

The police are collecting information on the suspected large-scale smuggling of pirated DVDs and VCDs to Beemapally from Banglaore, Chennai and Coimbatore.

Officials said pirated movies were also being smuggled into the city in bulk from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. The police and community leaders will form grassroots-level committees in Beemapally to persuade traders to stop selling pirated films and pornographic DVDs and VCDs.

The traders will be given sufficient time for destroying their stock of pirated movies and pornographic films, following which the police will search their shops in the presence of community members.

The police focus will be more on curbing the sale of pirated versions of latest Malayalam films.

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