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Jun 19, 2025 10:57 PM IST Pirated textbooks value over ₹2.4 crore have been seized to this point within the case. The inspector in-charge of Shahdara district’s Special Staff has been suspended for alleged embezzlement of ₹2 crore in connection to an enormous piracy racket of NCERT books, an official stated on Thursday. Police stated the suspended inspector is accused of monetary irregularities throughout the investigation and seizure course of.(Representative Image) Police stated two sub-inspectors of Anti-Snatching Cell and Anti-Auto-Theft Squad are additionally going through departmental inquiry for sure “lapses”. The suspension of the inspector in-charge on Wednesday comes almost a month after Delhi Police seized lakhs of counterfeit NCERT textbooks being circulated as unique, the official stated. Pirated textbooks value over RS ₹2.4 crore have been seized to this point within the case. Police stated the suspended inspector is accused of monetary irregularities throughout the investigation and seizure course of. On May 16, three males, together with a father-son duo — Prashant Gupta (48) and Nishant Gupta (26) — and Arvind Kumar had been arrested after seizing round 1.7 lakh pirated NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) textbooks from a warehouse in Hiranki close to Alipur and a store on Mandoli Road in Shahdara. “Acting on a tip-off received on May 16, a raid was conducted at Anupam Sales, a shop allegedly run by Prashant and Nishant. The police, accompanied by NCERT officials, found 27 pirated Class 12 Social Science textbooks bearing forged NCERT emblems and fake signatures, making them appear authentic,” a senior police officer stated. During interrogation, they stated spoke of a storage facility in Hiranki, the place additional raids led to the restoration of pirated books valued at over ₹2.4 crore. NCERT officers confirmed the complete consignment was counterfeit and violated copyright legal guidelines. An FIR was then registered beneath Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (dishonest) and related sections of the Copyright Act at MS Park police station.
