Kashmir Bat Makers Look To Sue Shark Tank India, Sony

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Kashmir-based cricket bat manufacturer Alfa Sports & Co has sought INR 500 Cr in damages in a notice sent to Sony Entertainment and two participants in the show.

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The legal notice, a copy of which has been seen by Inc42, names Saad Tramboo and Hamad Tramboo, cofounders of Tramboo Sports Pvt Ltd in it.

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The duo pitched on Shark Tank India’s season 3 in an episode that aired on January 30 and got INR 30 Lakhs from Aman Gupta & Peyush Bansal for 4% equity.

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Alfa sports says that Tramboo Sports pvt Ltd’s on-air claims of being the sole manufacturers of Lite Willow Bats in the valley, are false.

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Additionally, Alfa Sports and others have been manufacturing bats like these for several years, while Tramboo doesn't even have a manufacturing facility, according to the notice.

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Alfa Sports is one of the vendors of Tramboo, that sells them bats directly, which they claim to have the invoices for as well, according to a spokesperson for the Cricket Bat Manufacturers Association of Kashmir.

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