The Hyderabad Commissioner Task Force, Central Zone team, along with Abid Road and Domalguda police teams, raided four mobile stores and arrested four people involved in illegally selling duplicate mobile accessories. The raids took place at Jai Rajeshwar mobile store, New Collection mobile store, PS Telecom mobile shop in Jagdish market, and Trinity/Migilore innovations in Himayatnagar.
The accused were printing and attaching Apple logos and images on the accessories to deceive customers into thinking they were genuine products. They were making illegal profits by cheating unsuspecting customers. The arrested individuals are Bharata Ram, the owner of Jai Rajeshwar mobiles; Padam Singh, from New Collection mobile shop; Visaram Purohit, from PS Telecom mobile shop; and G Shiva Vara Prasad, a salesman at Trinity shop/Migliore innovations. The owner of Trinity shop, Dinesh Kumar Sawlani, is currently missing.
During the raid, the police confiscated several items, including mobile phone back covers with duplicate Apple logos, USB – C Lighting cables, iPhone batteries, back panels and glasses with Apple logos, USB power adapters, AirPods pro, iPhone battery packs, EarPods lighting connectors, and other accessories. Bharata Ram, Padam Singh, and Visaram Purohit were handed over to Abids Police, while Shiva Vara Prasad was given to Domalguda police for further investigation.
