The Task Force (Central) team busted a racket involved in the illegal sale of fake Apple-branded mobile accessories and arrested three persons, apart from seizing material worth Rs 3 crore in city.

Arrested identified as Mohd Shahid Ali (48), Irfan Ali (49), and Santosh Rajpurohit (39). According to police officials, the trio was procuring fake Apple products from agents in Mumbai and selling them in Hyderabad by packaging them with forged Apple logos, MRP stickers, and security seals to resemble genuine products.

During the raid, police seized a total of 2,761 counterfeit Apple products, including AirPods, watches, USB cables, adaptors, etc.

Mohd Shahid Ali stored the counterfeit goods at his residence after procuring them from Mumbai. Irfan Ali acted as a distributor, while Santosh Rajpurohit sold the items through his retail outlet, PM Mobiles, located in Gujarati Galli in Koti.

The suspects, along with the seized material, have been handed over to the Mirchowk Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.