Three men from Bihar held for selling duplicate watches in Hyderabad

Officials seize 6,037 watches worth Rs 1 crore from them; accused used to sell watches to retail stores in Charminar and Begum Bazaar

Hyderabad: The Task Force (South-West) team, jointly with the Hussaini Alam and Mangalhat police, caught three people on charges of selling duplicate ‘Fastrack’ and other branded watches illegally in markets on Saturday.

Officials seized 6,037 watches, worth Rs 1 crore, from Lalan Yadav from Puranapul, Gautam Sav from Sultan Bazaar and Kailash Sav from Hussaini Alam. All three are natives of Bihar.

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The trio, who initially sold mobile phone covers and artificial jewellery at Charminar and Begum Bazaar, did not earn sufficient income and decided to make easy money through other illegal means.

As per their plan, they contacted dealers in Rajkot and Mumbai who supply duplicate ‘Fastrack’ and other watches illegally. They procured such watches and sold them as originals at retail shops in Charminar, Begum Bazaar and other areas of the city.

Acting on a tip-off, the trio was nabbed and the duplicate watches were seized from storehouses in Hussaini Alam and Mangalhat.