Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Pune Shopkeepers Booked for Selling Fake Apple Accessories
In Pune, six shopkeepers were caught selling fake Apple accessories like phone covers, chargers, and ear pods.
A man who works for Apple reported them, and the police raided their shops.
They found fake items worth over ₹10 lakh.
The shopkeepers are from different parts of Pune, and the police are still investigating.
The fake items looked very similar to real Apple products, which is why the police had to take action.
Six shopkeepers in Pune were booked for selling counterfeit Apple accessories.
Fake products worth ₹10.39 lakh were seized during police raids.
The complaint was lodged by an authorized Apple representative, Vijay Yashwant Sagelkar.
Raids were conducted at multiple locations in Budhwar Peth, including Samarth Plaza Building and Adorn Business Centre.
Seized items included iPhone batteries, back panels, USB adapters, cables, ear pods, headphones, MagSafe adapters, and mobile covers.
- Who
- Six shopkeepers in Pune
- What
- Selling counterfeit Apple accessories
- When
- Not specified (recent raid)
- Where
- Budhwar Peth, Pune
- Why
- To profit from selling fake Apple products
- Location
- Budhwar Peth, Pune
- Complainant
- Vijay Yashwant Sagelkar (Apple Inc. representative)
- Accused Shopkeepers
- 6 (Kasnaram Ghigaji Chaudhary, Mukesh Purikaran Purigoswami, Manish Karmiram Choudhary, Jogsingh Rupsingh Rajput, Hiteshkumar Magharam Purohit, Rajeshchandra Krishnachandra Goyal)
- Seized Goods
- Fake Apple accessories (batteries, back panels, USB adapters, cables, ear pods, headphones, MagSafe adapters, mobile covers)
- Value of Seized Goods
- ₹10,39,700
- Investigating Officer
- PSI Santosh Gore