Delhi Police busts counterfeit auto parts racket, 3 held

New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) Three people have been apprehended for their alleged involvement in the manufacturing and supplying of counterfeit two-wheeler spare parts, an official here said on Friday.

Acting on information, a team of the crime branch conducted coordinated raids in Inderlok, Jhandewalan and Mangolpuri Industrial Area, leading to the seizure of fake automobile components and packaging material worth around Rs 10 lakh, he said.

The accused have been identified as Riyazuddin (51), Anil Kumar (60) and Arjun Kumar (49), all residents of Delhi. They were engaged in producing and distributing counterfeit brake shoes and packaging material bearing trademarks of reputed companies.

“During the operation, police recovered approximately 1,040 pairs

of duplicate brake shoes, around 14,000 fake MRP stickers, 400 counterfeit packaging boxes, over 67,000 plastic packing materials with fake branding, and 10 printed rolls. A printing manufacturing unit used to produce counterfeit labels and packaging was also busted,” the officer said.

Police said the accused were operating a well-organised network to circulate spurious spare parts in the market, posing a serious risk to consumer safety and causing losses to genuine manufacturers.

A case has been registered. During interrogation, it was found that two of the accused were previously involved in similar offences. Further investigation is underway, police added. PTI BM BM HIG HIG