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New Delhi: Making a dent in a major counterfeit automobile racket operating from Karol Bagh, Delhi Police’s crime branch seized duplicate auto parts and equipment worth over Rs 50 lakh and arrested 11 individuals. The racket involved manufacture and sale of cheap, inferior products disguised as original equipment manufacturer parts to unsuspecting customers, police said.

Based on a tip-off, a police team conducted simultaneous raids on four premises in Karol Bagh and recovered a large quantity of counterfeit auto parts, including brake pads, filters, spark plugs and clutch plates. Forged packaging, stickers, holograms and printing machines were also seized. Around 200 bottles of counterfeit branded engine oils were also found in their possession.

Hyderabad, July 28 (UNI) In a major operation against counterfeit electronics, Hyderabad police busted a racket involved in the illegal sale of duplicate Apple-branded mobile accessories and arrested three persons.

Police seized 2,761 fake products, including 1,145 Apple AirPods, 28 Apple Watches, 52 USB cables, 14 USB adaptors, and 4 MagSafe power banks.

In addition, hundreds of packaging materials such as outer box covers, MRP stickers, SKU stickers, and security seals, all closely imitating original Apple branding, were recovered. The total value of the seized goods is estimated at Rs 3 crore.

New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI):  An illegal arms and fake currency smuggling cartel that utilised coded messaging on social media platforms to coordinate operations has been busted and five of its members, including a former railway employee, were arrested, a police official said on Friday.

He said the cartel sourced illegal firearms from Madhya Pradesh and counterfeit currency from Siwan in Bihar, and distributed them across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.

Ten pistols, 68 cartridges, fake currency worth Rs 4.10 lakh in Rs 500 denomination, and three vehicles, including a bulletproof SUV, were recovered from their possession, the official said.

A significant gold smuggling attempt was recently intercepted at Surat International Airport, involving a couple arriving from Dubai. The duo was found carrying around 28 kilograms of gold paste concealed under their garments, prompting further investigation into the matter.

According to news reports, the couple landed on July 20 around 10 PM via Air India Flight IX-174. A plainclothes officer from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), stationed at the international arrivals area, observed unusual body contours and walking patterns in the passengers, which raised suspicions.

VIJAYAWADA: Excise authorities have busted a major spurious liquor racket, arresting 36 persons and seizing 2,232 litres of illegal spirit. Acting on intelligence inputs, the excise teams conducted raids across several districts—including Konaseema, West Godavari, Anakapalli, Bapatla, and Nellore between June 23 and July 22. In addition to the illegal spirit, officials seized empty bottles, bottle caps, sealing machines, and counterfeit labels, indicating an inter-state operation wherein spirit was diverted under the guise of industrial use.

New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) The Delhi Police has busted a cigarette-smuggling racket and seized a massive consignment of foreign-made prohibited cigarettes valued at around Rs 25.76 lakh, an official said on Monday. Police apprehended four people, including two women, from the Noida-Delhi border on Sunday.

“The accused were travelling in an SUV that was being used to smuggle the contraband from Guwahati to Delhi,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.

He said a total of 9,420 packets containing 1,88,400 sticks of prohibited cigarettes of international brands were seized during the operation.