Counterfeit Apple accessories worth ₹1.01 crore seized in Hyderabad's Jagadish market
A counterfeit racket selling Apple accessories was busted in Hyderabad's Jagadish Market, where four mobile shop owners were found passing off fakes as genuine. Officers from the Commissioner's Task Force (Central Zone), along with the Abids Police, carried out simultaneous raids and seized duplicate iPhone accessories worth ₹1.01 crore.
The accused have been identified as proprietor of Shree Mataji Mobiles Vikram Singh, Suresh Kumar Rajpurohit who runs R.G. Mobiles, Natharam Choudary of Rajaram Mobiles and proprietor of Sapna Mobiles Mohammad Sarfaraz.
'The men were procuring fake accessories from marketing agents in Mumbai. These items, complete with duplicate Apple logos and printed packaging, were sold to unsuspecting customers,' DCP Task Force Y.V.S. Sudheendra said.
Among the seized items were 156 airpods, 16 power banks, 430 Apple logo stickers, 295 adapters and adapter covers, 61 USB cables, 45 mobile phone batteries, and 1,430 silicone back covers.
Investigators confirmed that the shopkeepers were aware of the counterfeit nature of the goods and intentionally violated copyright laws to maximise profits. The raid took place on May 25 following credible intelligence. The accused and the seized material have since been handed over to the Station House Officer (SHO) of Abids Police for further legal proceedings.
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