Delhi Police Crime Branch on Sunday claimed to have busted a gang of cell phone thieves who stole only expensive handsets. Two men were arrested allegedly with 35 stolen high-end mobile phones, which they were planning to sell off in Nepal.
The accused have been identified as Vipin Kumar and Sudhir, who were arrested from Anand Vihar on Saturday. The kingpin of the gang Vijay Kumar (42) reportedly told police that he would buy stolen mobile phones from petty criminals in Jama Masjid area. He then would contact Sudhir, 38, a shopkeeper in Uttarakhand, to sell such phones in Nepal and Uttarakhand.
“Before selling the mobile phones in Uttarakhand, they used to get IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) number of the mobile phone changed with the help of their associate at Gaffar Market in Central Delhi, so that these mobile phones may not be traced during surveillance,” Joint Commissioner of Police Ravinder Yadav, said. The mobile phones sold in Nepal were being delivered without changing the IMEI numbers, the Joint CP added added.