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Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Indian Express
Hyderabad police seize fake Apple accessories worth Rs 1.1 crore, arrest 4
The Hyderabad police Monday seized counterfeit products, including Apple iPhone accessories, worth over Rs 1 crore, and arrested four people allegedly involved in the sale of these products. Based on a tip-off, the Commissioner's Task Force, Central Zone Team, and personnel from the Abids police station conducted simultaneous raids at shops selling duplicate accessories at Jagdish Market and arrested Vikram Singh, Suresh Kumar Rajpurohit, Natharam Choudhary, and Mohammad Sarfaraz. The four men have shops at Jagdish Market. During the raid, the police seized 156 EarPods, 16 Apple power banks, 430 Apple logo stickers, 295 pieces of adapters and adapter covers with logos, 61 pieces of USB cables, 45 pieces of batteries, 95 pieces of back glass, and 1,430 pieces of silicone back covers. The police said the arrested men were selling counterfeit mobile accessories of the Apple brand by printing and affixing the company's logo and images on the packaging box. Initial investigations suggest that the shop owners sourced these fake accessories from Mumbai through various marketing agents. The police said the four men were arrested for violating the Copyright Act, and cheating customers through the sale of counterfeit products to earn easy profits illegally. They added that the arrested men knowingly bought counterfeit Apple mobile accessories from marketing agents. They then packaged these duplicate products in genuine-looking Apple packaging to deceive customers into believing they were buying authentic iPhone products. The arrested men and the seized material were handed over to the Abids police station for further investigation.
Hans India
27-05-2025
- Hans India
Hyderabad: 4 arrested with duplicate Apple accessories worth Rs 1 cr
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner's Task Force, Central Zone team, along with the Abids police, conducted simultaneous raids at cell phone duplicate accessories of Apple brand sales shops at Jagadish Market and apprehended four persons and seized accessories worth Rs one crore. They were selling duplicate accessories by printing and affixing Apple logos and images on the packing box by violating Copy Right Act in cheating customers saying they were genuine products and earned easy profits illegally. The police arrested Vikram Singh, owner of Shree Mataji Mobiles, Suresh Kumar Rajpurohit of R G Mobiles, Natharam Choudary of Rajaram Mobiles and Mohammad Sarfaraz of Sapna mobiles. Vikram, Suresh, Natharam and Sarfaraz were running mobile phones and accessories sales business. To gain easy profits illegally they were knowingly purchasing duplicate (Apple brand) accessories from marketing agents and packing them in Apple packs to cheat people. Preliminary inquiries revealed that they were procuring fake/duplicate accessory items from Mumbai through agents. The apprehended accused, along with seized material, were handed over to the Abids police for further action.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- The Hindu
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.
