New Delhi, May 4 (PTI) The Delhi Police has busted a racket involved in manufacturing and supplying counterfeit automobile parts in the national capital, arresting two men and seizing a large consignment of fake products, officials said on Monday.
The raid was carried out by a team of the crime branch following specific inputs about illegal sale of counterfeit motorcycle pistons and clutch plates in the Karol Bagh auto market area, they said.
The police said the raids were conducted on Sunday at two shops in Nai Wala and Karol Bagh, where substantial quantities of fake automobile parts bearing labels of reputed brands were recovered.
“From one shop, owned jointly by brothers Harshit Gupta and Abhishek Kumar Gupta, the team seized 473 counterfeit piston assemblies along with packaging material. At another outlet linked to the accused, 386 counterfeit piston assemblies and 169 fake clutch plate boxes were recovered,” they said.
The accused, both residents of Sangam Vihar, were arrested at the spot and failed to produce any valid documents or authorisation for selling the branded products.
During interrogation, the duo disclosed that they had been running the illegal trade for the past three years, selling around 1,000 to 1,200 pistons daily, sourced from different vendors. They were earning approximately Rs 2 to 3 lakh per month from the operation.
“The counterfeit parts were designed to closely resemble genuine products of established manufacturers, posing serious risks,” an officer said.
The police said that a case has been registered and further investigation is underway. PTI BM BM APL APL
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