Delhi: Illegal mobile manufacturing unit busted in Karol Bagh; 5 arrested

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have busted a large-scale illegal mobile manufacturing and IMEI tampering unit operating out of Karol Bagh, arresting five men and recovering 1,826 mobile phones as part of an intensified crackdown under Operation “CyberHawk”, the Delhi Police said on Thursday.

The operation was carried out by the Karol Bagh police station after nearly two weeks of surveillance and groundwork aimed at curbing rising telecom-related offences in the area.

According to police, specific information was received about a unit that was “using old/used mobile phone motherboards, assembling them with new mobile body parts, changing IMEI numbers through specialised software and selling these illegally manufactured/altered devices in the market.”

Based on this input, a dedicated raiding team was formed under the supervision of the SHO Karol Bagh and the overall guidance of the ACP Karol Bagh.