New Delhi :The Delhi Police announced on Thursday that they had cracked an organized online book piracy network in the nation's capital and arrested its suspected operator. They also sent notifications to five additional people involved in the scheme.
They claimed that Anmol Kiro, a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-I, ran the network via a website and sold academic books that had been pirated all over the nation.
leveraging an online storefront, digital payment systems, auto-generated invoices, acquiring pirated content from street vendors, and leveraging courier services to ship orders throughout India, the network created the illusion of legality.
They claimed that in order to evade notice, printing and plate-making tasks were contracted out to different departments.

The investigation started on November 3 after a formal complaint was filed alleging cheating and violating pertinent Copyright Act provisions. According to a senior police officer, the police found the alleged operator, Kiro, through technical surveillance of the website.
According to the authorities, 42 pirated academic books from reputable publishers were found during a raid on Kiro's home.
According to the officer, it was discovered that Kiro set up an online store called "BookBhandar.in," connected social media accounts, and a bank account under the name "Finskool Education" in order to accept payments.
He allegedly obtained pirated books from Daryaganj and used couriers to transport them throughout India.
Kiro disclosed the wider supplier chain while being questioned.18 distinct titles totaling 686 pirated books were found during a follow-up investigation at Ganesh Nagar, Pandav Nagar. These books were then seized and placed in the police malkhana.
Four individuals connected to the network received notices from the police: Kamran, who operates a printing press in Hauz Qazi and from which a printing machine was taken; Naved, who is thought to be a major supplier of pirated material; Lalan Gupta, who allegedly received payments from the sale of the books; and Sunil Kumar Gupta, whose premises the 686 books were seized from.Police saw Hilal Mohammad creating printing plates for the pirated books, so they gave notice to him as well. According to the police, three of these plates were taken from him.
The Delhi Police's ongoing campaign against copyright infringement and cyber-enabled economic offenses included the action.