Video piracy gang busted, two held

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Press Trust of India Indore
Last Updated : Apr 29 2013 | 9:40 PM IST
The police crime branch here today claimed to have busted an inter-state racket of video pirates, with the arrest of two of its members and seizing scores of DVDs of newly released movies from them.
Acting on a tip-off, Roopesh Jaisawal and Tinu alias Mahendra Sharma, both aged about 25 years, were arrested in this connection, the police said.
The accused used to copy movies released every week and forward the pirated copy to their gang leaders through the Internet to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, they said.
Scores of DVDS, software and other electronic gadgets were seized from them, they said, adding that they are being interrogated to explore their international links in Singapore and Pakistan.

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First Published: Apr 29 2013 | 9:40 PM IST