Officials of Vellore Aavin on Monday lodged a complaint with the Superintendent of Police (SP), Vellore, that a vehicle bearing Aavin sticker was found smuggling ration rice.
Following reports that the Civil Supplies CID, Vellore seized ration rice that was being smuggled in an Aavin milk van, N. Aruljothi Arasan, general manager, Vellore-Tiruvannamalai District Cooperative Milk Producers Union (Vellore Aavin), lodged the complaint with the SP.
He said the vehicle had a Karnataka registration number. In the Vellore union, as per regulations for floating tenders, no vehicle other than those registered in Tamil Nadu is permitted. This vehicle did not belong to the Aavin contractor.
Fake sticker
“I checked the vehicle and confirmed that it did not belong to Aavin. The sticker found on the vehicle is not the original logo of Aavin. They have created a fake sticker with the old logo of Aavin and images of Aavin’s products,” he said.
Pointing out that that such an act would tarnish Aavin’s reputation to, he requested the police to inquire into the incident and take action on those responsible.
He also said that Aavin’s managing director has sought an investigation status report in this case. The report would be forwarded to the managing director and the State government, he added.
