The crime branch, Bhopal, nabbed two pickpockets from MP Nagar area on Sunday and recovered two mobile phones from their possession. The miscreants used to steal mobile phones from busy market places.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off regarding two youths, who are trying to sell mobile phones at low rates near florist shops in MP Nagar area, a police team reached the spot and searched for the two persons in the area. After finding the two, they were questioned regarding the mobile phones, but they failed to provide receipt regarding the mobile phones.
Durga Mehto (21) and Vishal Mahto (24), the two were living in a rented house in Chola Mandir area. Both the accused hail from Jharkhand and used to work as labours in the city.
During the investigation, accused confessed that one of the mobile phone was stolen from Shahjehanabad while the other one was pick-pocketed.
Explaining the modus operandi, police said that the offenders used to target victims in the markets as the victims used to remain busy with the shopping and were easy targets.
Police said that the two used to work as labour and on non-working days, they used to collect information regarding flea markets by the locals and then would target the victims.
The two came to the city in search of work, but later started to steal mobile phones and would sell at low prices for making fast money.
Accused confessed that one of the mobile phones was stolen from Shahjehanabad area in October 2014 in which a mobile phone and a wallet were stolen and the other mobile phones were pick-pocketed.