New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Delhi Police said on Thursday that it has dismantled an online book-piracy network, arresting its alleged operator and issuing notices to five more individuals tied to the scheme, officials said.
According to the police, the accused has been identified as a 27-year-old man, Anmol Kiro, a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase-I, who allegedly ran the network through a website and distributed pirated academic books nationwide.
The network maintained an appearance of legitimacy by running an online shop front, using digital payment methods, generating automated invoices, sourcing pirated books from street vendors, and shipping orders across India through courier services.
They said the printing and plate-making were outsourced...