With the arrest of five persons, police today claimed to have busted a gang which allegedly dealt in duplicate smart phones and accessories in the national capital.
The accused have been identified as Sanjay Madaan (42), Feroz Alam (31), Khushi Ram (23), Ragib Alam (22) and Abdul Qadir (38). The gang was based at Lajpat Rai market in Chandni Chowk here, said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.
"As many as 249 duplicate Samsung mobile phones and other fake accessories - like power banks, adapters, bluetooth devices, fashionable earphones and batteries - worth around Rs 45 lakh in total were recovered from their possession," said Yadav.
The gang used to procure duplicate or cloned mobile phones and accessories, and allegedly used to sell the same in retail market under Samsung's brand for a profit margin of anything between 200 and 300 per cent, said police.
"A few days ago, we received specific input about phones whose IMEI numbers are different than those indicated on the packaging box and registered a case of cheating and forgery at the Crime Branch office.
Later, Samsung representative confirmed that duplicate and cloned mobile phones are being sold in the market," said Yadav.
