Overview

• Authorities arrested Mohd Shahid Ali, Irfan Ali and Santosh Rajpurohit for procuring, distributing and retailing counterfeit Apple accessories.
• The July 26 raid recovered 2,761 fake items valued at about ₹3 crore, including 1,145 AirPods, 28 watches, USB cables, chargers and MagSafe power banks.
• Officials say the network sourced counterfeit goods from Mumbai agents and repackaged them with forged Apple logos, MRP stickers and security seals.
• The Central Zone Task Force led the operation near Hari Masjid in Mir Alam Mandi in collaboration with Apple’s authorised copyright representatives.
• The suspects and seized materials have been handed over to Mirchowk Police for prosecution as officials warn the scheme inflicted financial losses on consumers and damaged Apple’s reputation.