Alert: Fake Xiaomi products worth over Rs 33 lakh seized
NEW DEHLI: The police have busted a racket of fake Xiaomi products worth Rs 33.3 lakh in Bengaluru and Chennai. Seven people were held in custody for selling ‘unauthorised’ Xiaomi products. These fake products were seized from four suppliers in Chennai and three suppliers in Bengaluru.
“Over 3000 products consisting of mobile back cases, headphones, power banks, chargers, and earphones, were found. The shop owners from both the cities were arrested for allegedly selling fake Mi India products worth Rs 24.9 lakh and 8.4 lakh respectively,” said the company in a release.
Xiaomi said that this operation was a part of its anti-counterfeit program. A complaint was filed with the local police station, and raids were conducted in the market in the months of October and November. Following the registered complaint, police officers along with company’s representatives seized counterfeit devices from three prominent shops in the area.
Last year, Xiaomi took the help of Delhi Police to solve the problem of fake Mi products sold in the market. The company had filed a complaint with Karol Bagh police station and raids were conducted recently in the Gaffar market area. The Delhi Police team aided by representatives of Xiaomi seized over 2,000 fake Xiaomi products from four shops whose owners have been arrested for selling counterfeit products.
