China-made mobiles sold in Nokia cover

Two cheats, found selling China-made mobiles in Nokia mobile phone covers, were arrested and 15 cellphones were seized from them by prevention of crime branch (PCB) on Wednesday.

PCB arrested Mohammad Mallik, 39, and Samim Fakir, 35, both residents of Hodi Bungalow area in the city and originally hailing from Delhi. Both have been handed over to the Chowk Bazaar police for questioning.

In initial investigation, police found that the accused used to sell home appliances manufactured in Delhi.

Simultaneously, they also started selling mobile phones. "To sell mobile phones, they used to approach labourers and low income group people. They used to claim that they possess original Nokia phones and want to sell them cheap due to urgent need of money," says police.