Reading Magistrates' Court: Thatcham director of R'Ellite Raiments sold fake designer clothing

THE Thatcham-based director of an international firm selling fake designer label clothing has been sent to the crown court for sentencing.

The case against R’Ellite Raiments Ltd, whose UK office is based at an address in Church Gate, Thatcham, was brought by West Berkshire Council’s trading standards department.

In the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court Friday, October 14, was company director Rajkumar Karuppiah Rajan, who lives at the same address.

Thirty-nine-year-old Mr Rajan and the company admitted seven charges of selling jeans, sweat shirts, bikini briefs, hoodies, shorts and other clothing items which bore fake designer labels.

The big-name brands ripped off included Tommy Hilfiger, Levi’s, Ralph Lauren, G-Star and Diesel.

The offences were committed in Hook, Hampshire, between February 15 and 17 last year.

The firm’s website states it has offices in the UK, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Mr Rajan was granted unconditional bail.