<p>New Delhi: Delhi Police has seized more than 4,000 pirated NCERT textbooks from Samaypur Badli in outer-north Delhi following a raid, and arrested one person in connection with the case, an official said on Wednesday.</p><p>The accused has been identified as Arvind Gupta (33), a resident of Sector 16 in Rohini, who allegedly purchased pirated books from multiple sources for resale in Delhi, a senior police officer said.</p><p>Police arrested Gupta on April 12 following a raid at a shop in Samaypur Badli based on a tip-off that pirated books were stored and sold in the area, the officer said.</p>.NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan.<p>“A total of 4,091 pirated NCERT books of different classes were seized. The accused stored and sold counterfeit books sourced from different printing presses in Delhi and nearby states," he said.</p><p>Gupta has been booked under Sections 63 and 65 of the Copyright Act, the officer added.</p><p>During interrogation, Gupta admitted to purchasing pirated books from multiple sources for resale in Delhi. A probe is underway to identify the supply chain and other persons involved in the racket, police said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Delhi Police has seized more than 4,000 pirated NCERT textbooks from Samaypur Badli in outer-north Delhi following a raid, and arrested one person in connection with the case, an official said on Wednesday.</p><p>The accused has been identified as Arvind Gupta (33), a resident of Sector 16 in Rohini, who allegedly purchased pirated books from multiple sources for resale in Delhi, a senior police officer said.</p><p>Police arrested Gupta on April 12 following a raid at a shop in Samaypur Badli based on a tip-off that pirated books were stored and sold in the area, the officer said.</p>.NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan.<p>“A total of 4,091 pirated NCERT books of different classes were seized. The accused stored and sold counterfeit books sourced from different printing presses in Delhi and nearby states," he said.</p><p>Gupta has been booked under Sections 63 and 65 of the Copyright Act, the officer added.</p><p>During interrogation, Gupta admitted to purchasing pirated books from multiple sources for resale in Delhi. A probe is underway to identify the supply chain and other persons involved in the racket, police said.</p>