Two arrested for selling fake software

INDORE: Crime branch of Indore police on Thursday arrested two persons for selling fake

software

in different states.

Police had received a complaint from Dilip, a resident of

Kagdipura

, at a public hearing that the accused had sold him pirated versions of a Microsoft software. Based on this, a case was registered against the Gaganjeet Singh Khurana and

Indrapal Singh Khurana

on November 2, 2016 and investigations were initiated.

The accused had been absconding since then. Police had also announced a sum of Rs 10,000 for any information on them.

During interrogations, the accused told police they had started a company Overseas International in 2007 and sold computer software and hardware. They also borrowed a huge amount from different people to start the business.

The accused bought the software from Nehru Place in Delhi and sold it to customers in Indore through a shop in Silver Mall.

Two years ago Dilip, who owned another shop in the same area, had given an order for five Microsoft Windows 7 software and 20

Windows 8

.1 software to the brothers who bought it from Delhi and gave it to him.

However, when there were problems in operating the software, Dilip spoke to the duo and it came to fore that the software were pirated.

He asked for a refund of the money however the brothers shut the shop and fled. Dilip approached police and registered a case in the matter.

It came to the fore that Gaganjeet and Indrapal had changed their residences and one of them shifted to Delhi.

“The accused have been booked under IPC sections and further interrogations are on,” said Amrendra Singh, ASP crime branch adding that they sold the pirated software in

Bhopal

, Satna, Bina and Hoshangabad.