Noida Police arrests 3 people for selling duplicate China-made iPhone 13
The Noida Police have busted a gang who duped people by selling fake China-made Apple iPhones at low cost in the NCR. The three members of the gang have been arrested and 60 duplicate iPhones recovered from their possession. Three arrested assailants were arrested and they are Lalit Tyagi, Abhishek Kumar and Rajneesh Ranjan, according to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police ( Central Noida) Saad Miyan Khan.
The gang purchased duplicate phones from Delhi markets for just Rs 12,000 each but would buy genuine iPhone boxes costing Rs 4,500 from Chinese online shopping portal Alibaba along with Apple stickers worth Rs 1,000 each, the police said and these duplicate phones along with genuine stickers and box would cost Rs 17,500 each to the gang but were then sold by them for Rs 53,000. They also used a mobile application to show an IMEI number to gullible buyers to deceive them, police added.
The gang lured potential buyers of iPhone 13 by offering them the premium phone for Rs 53,000, which is much lower than its usual market cost of around Rs 66,000. They also used a mobile application to show an IMEI number to gullible buyers to deceive them.
The matter came to light during investigation of two cases lodged at the Sector 63 police station. The gang sold duplicate iPhones and cheated people. The complainant in the case informed police that he was given a genuine iPhone at low price when he first purchased it from them but when he placed an order for more phones, he was sold the duplicate models," the officer said.
The police officer said ,they have recovered 60 duplicate iPhones and Rs 4.50 lakh from the gang's possession and a Renault Duster car used by them has also been impounded.
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