Six people, including four custom clearing agents, were arrested on the alleged charges of stealing 36,000 memory cards worth Rs 40 lakh, from cargo hub of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Friday. Police also recovered 26,400 memory cards from their possession.
The accused were later identified as Vijay Tomar (22), Hans Jain (31), Sanjeev (28), Devender Kumar (32), Ankur Malik (22) and Anuj Tomar (27). The arrest was made following a complaint that was registered at IGIA Police Station on October 29 about the missing pallet, carrying 36,000 memory cards, that was imported from Hong Kong, said DCP (IGI Airport), Dinesh Kumar Gupta.
The pallet of memory cards was to be delivered to Sri Hari Overseas Pvt. ltd in North West Delhi’s Pitampura area through custom house agent of JNS logistic Pvt ltd. When the pallet did not arrive in custom house, the owner, Aswin Bhatt filed an FIR, told police.
The stolen memory cards were to be sold out in Gaffar Market of Central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area, where leading a tip-off on November 18, police nabbed Tomar, Jain and Sanjeev, said police. On further interrogation, the three accused revealed about their accomplice Kumar, Malik and Anuj under whose assistance they carried out the crime, said Gupta. The other three were later arrested when they were trying to leave Delhi.
According to police, Anuj, Ankur, Devendra and Sanjeev were employed in Cargo hub of IGIA and were involved in the major theft. They stole the pallet that arrived from Hong Kong and hid it along with Vijay and Hans, said DCP.
Tomar and Jain hail from Uttar Pradesh and used to frequently visit Delhi, added police while informing that both of them are unemployed.