Bhopal:
Police registered an FIR in Bhopal on Tuesday evening against unidentified sellers on e-commerce giant Amazon after it emerged that some products, including shoes, with images of the Indian flag were sold on the platform in violation of the rules, an official said.
The move came hours after Madhya Pradesh’s Home Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra said the government has ordered police to register an FIR against Amazon officials and the owner for allegedly selling products bearing the tricolor image or imprint. on top.
Amazon has faced anger from some of Indian social media users over trading some products, including clothing and food items, with images of the Indian flag, with some saying that using the tricolor in such a way is a insult and a violation of the country’s flag code.
“I have noticed that our national flag is used on products sold by the online e-commerce platform Amazon. It (the national flag) has been used on shoes… this cannot be tolerated,” said Mr Mishra. , who is the spokesman for the state government, told reporters here.
Prima facie, it is a violation of the National Flag Code, he said.
“I have instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to file an FIR against Amazon officials and owner,” added Mr Mishra.
In the evening, the Crime Branch of the Bhopal Police Department registered a case against unidentified sellers on the Amazon platform based on a complaint filed by a city resident.
“Following a complaint, Bhopal’s Crime Branch has registered an FIR under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honor (Amendment) Act and Section 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code (related to public mischief) against unidentified sellers on Amazon and take further steps,” Bhopal Police Commissioner Makrand Deuskar told PTI.
The FIR, citing the 26-year-old complainant, said the unidentified sellers posted products on Amazon, including T-shirts, mugs and shoes with the national flag printed on them, hurting the feelings of compatriots and giving the tricolor flag. offended.
It is not the first time that the Secretary of the Interior has ordered the police to take legal action against Amazon.
Last November, Mishra ordered an FIR to be filed against Amazon officials for the suicide of a youth of a MP who was allegedly given poisonous sulfa tablets (used as agricultural disinfectant and is poisonous) through the e-commerce site.
In another case, police in the Bhind district had registered an FIR against unnamed Amazon India officials after busting a gang that allegedly supplied ganja under the guise of selling stevia (a natural sweetener) through the e-mail address. commerce portal.
Amazon had said Monday that it remains committed to taking necessary action against sellers who may have listed non-compliant products.
Amazon.in is an online marketplace where third-party sellers list products for sale directly to customers, and as such is responsible for ensuring compliance with the sale of these products, it said.
“We require that all products offered to the market comply with applicable law and continue to take appropriate action in the event of non-compliance. Amazon remains committed to taking appropriate action against sellers who may have listed non-compliant products,” the company said.
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