A team of crime branch Sector-40 of the Gurugram police have arrested two criminals, who admitted to snatched 15 mobiles were nabbed from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the police said on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Nitin Pratap alias Atul and Sandeep Kumar residents of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Police said the accused used a high-end Suzuki Gixxer bike for the past more than two months for committing the crime in Gurugram and Rajasthan and used to travel from Tapukara in Rajasthan once a week to commit the snatching.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (crime) Preetpal Sangwan said a team of crime branch Sector-40 led by Sub-Inspector Gunpal received secret information about the accused and nabbed them.
"Sandeep used to work as a food delivery boy in Gurugram and had some information about the city and due to financial crunch, the duo had started snatching in Gurugram and Rajasthan. They used to search soft targets and thought that no one will file a police complaint just for mobile snatching," Gunpal, Incharge Sector-40 crime branch said.
Police recovered a Suzuki Gixxer bike used in the offence and ten snatched mobile phones from their possession.
Further efforts are being made to recover the stolen items.