Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Delhi Police Bust Fake Phone Unit
The police in Delhi found a secret place where people were making fake mobile phones.
They caught five men who were changing the special numbers (IMEI) of old phones to make them seem new.
The police took more than 1,800 phones and special tools used to change the numbers.
The men were buying old phone parts and new bodies from China to make these fake phones.
They sold these phones in local markets.
The police are now trying to find out more about how they got the parts and who bought the fake phones.
Police busted an illegal mobile phone manufacturing unit in Delhi's Karol Bagh.
Five men were arrested, and over 1,800 phones were seized.
The unit was altering IMEI numbers using software called WRITEIMEI 0.2.2.
The operation had been running for two years, combining old motherboards with new bodies from China.
The accused sold the altered phones in local markets, and further investigations are ongoing.
- Who
- Five men: Ashok Kumar, Ramnarayan, Dharmender Kumar, Deepanshu, and Deepak
- What
- Illegal mobile phone manufacturing and IMEI tampering unit
- When
- Busted on Thursday, operation ran for 2 years
- Where
- Karol Bagh, Delhi
- Why
- To sell altered phones in local markets
- Location
- Karol Bagh, Delhi
- Number of Phones Seized
- 1,826
- Software Used
- WRITEIMEI 0.2.2
- Number of Arrests
- 5
- Duration of Operation
- 2 years
- Charges Filed Under
- BNS sections 318(4) and 112, IT Act section 65, Telecom Act sections 42(3)(c) and 42(3)(e)