Fake mobile accessories racket busted

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an organised racket involved in manufacturing and selling counterfeit mobile accessories of major smartphone brands, including Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme. Two people were arrested and three premises, including two godowns in Karol Bagh and a printing factory in Moti Nagar, were sealed during the operation, officials said on Sunday.

Police said a large quantity of fake mobile accessories, packaging material, and machinery used for branding counterfeit products with names of reputed companies were seized during the raids.

The accused allegedly imported unlabelled accessories in bulk and sold them in the market as original and duty-free products after repackaging them with fake branding. Harsh Indora, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, said the operation was launched after the police received specific information about a factory in the Rama Road industrial area where fake packaging boxes of mobile brands were being printed.

“The accused were running a full-fledged counterfeit network. Fake accessories were packed in locally printed boxes and sold in the market as genuine products,” the DCP said.

According to police, a dedicated team of the Anti-Gangster Squad unit of the Crime Branch conducted the raid. The team carried out search and seizure operations at multiple locations linked to the racket.

During the raid at the basement factory in Moti Nagar, police found a fully operational printing setup allegedly being used to print counterfeit packaging material of Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme products. Representatives of the companies also joined the raid and confirmed that the seized products and packaging were fake.

Police said the fake accessories were first imported from China without labels. The accused then used machines to engrave brand names on the products and packed them in counterfeit boxes before supplying them to retailers in Delhi and nearby areas.