Archive · 20 May 2025
Father-Son Duo Arrested for NCERT Textbook Piracy
Imagine some people were selling fake copies of school books.
A father and son were caught selling these fake books, which were worth a lot of money.
They were selling the fake books from a shop, and the police found even more fake books hidden in a warehouse.
They made these books to trick people into buying them.
The police were called, and the people selling the fake books were arrested.
They are now in trouble with the law because they broke the rules about copying books and trying to trick people.
Delhi Police arrested a father-son duo in a counterfeit textbook racket.
The suspects were allegedly selling fake NCERT textbooks.
Over 1.7 lakh pirated books were recovered during raids.
The estimated value of the pirated books is over Rs 2.4 crore.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the law.
- Who
- Prashant Gupta and his son Nishant Gupta
- What
- A father-son duo was arrested for selling fake NCERT textbooks.
- When
- May 16 (Tip-off received); arrests occurred afterward
- Where
- Delhi: shop on Mandoli Road, Shahdara and a warehouse in Hiranki near Alipur.
- Why
- Allegedly to profit from the illegal sale of counterfeit NCERT textbooks.
- Suspects
- Prashant Gupta (48) and Nishant Gupta (26)
- Alleged Crime
- Running a counterfeit NCERT textbook racket
- Estimated Value
- Over Rs 2.4 crore
- Books Seized
- Over 1.7 lakh pirated books
- Locations Raided
- Shop on Mandoli Road, Shahdara; warehouse in Hiranki near Alipur
- Charges
- Cheating and Copyright Act violations