MUMBAI: Former Indian Police Service officer Aftab Ahmed Khan has taken over the cudgels to eradicate piracy by conducting several raids across the metropolis.

On 26 December, the SS Branch and Bandra Police along with AA Khan & Associates conducted a raid near the Bandra railway station and seized over 2500 DVDs and CDs.

Among the seizure were 69 DVDs of 3 Idiots, 500 DVDs of Avatar and 366 DVDs of Paa.

Says Khan, "Piracy is a serious offence and one which is rampant within major parts of the city. We along with Mumbai Police are dedicated to the cause of arresting the increase of such activities."

The raids were conducted jointly by PI Tangad Palli of the SS Branch, Police Inspector A V Chaudhri from Bandra Police station and three member team from AA Khan & Associates, headed by former Senior Inspector Dhanavade, field officer Habib Rehman Khan and Joseph.

Two of the accused caught red-handed were booked under Sections 51, 52(A), 63, 68(A) of the Copyright Act along with Section 292A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).