A 26-year-old man involved in purchasing mobile phones from miscreants was nabbed by Crime Branch Bhopal from Jehangirabad area and 19 mobile phones and a motorbike were seized from his possession.
The accused identified as Naved Khan runs a mobile phone repair shop who used to buy the stolen mobile phones and would not sell the mobile phones but opted a trick to evade suspicion by using the parts of the mobile phones which was a good deal. The recovered motorbike was stolen from Jehangirabad few months ago.
During the investigation 19 mobile phones were recovered from Naved’s shop and when bills and receipts of the mobile phones were asked he was not able to provide any documents regarding the mobile phones and when he was questioned he confirmed that the mobile phones have been purchased at very low rates from pickpockets and later when the accused was questioned he confessed possessing of a stolen Hero Honda motorbike which was stolen from Jehangirabad area.
Accused is a resident of Bank Colony Jehangirabad. In the further investigation thefts of motorbikes by the accused would be investigated.
Police said that the pick pockets would be identified with the help of the nabbed accused and would be nabbed. People who have got their mobile phones repaired from the accused would be searched and those who have done it knowingly would be made co-accused. It is possible that the accused had sold mobile phones in the past but the number of the mobile phones sold could not be ascertained and would be investigated.