The Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old man who used to allegedly purchase stolen mobile phones from robbers and snatchers and then sold then in States of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Rajasthan and Haryana.
The accused is identified as Nizam Sheikh, a resident of Sahibabad, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. With his arrest, police claimed to have recovered 143 stolen mobile phones.
According to Jasmeet Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East district, the accused used to purchase such stolen mobile phones from several criminals who were indulged in street crime and pick-pocketing.
“He used to purchase around 100-150 such phone and then disposed them to different areas including Mathura, Kosi, Bharatpur, Alwar, Nuh and Mewat. During interrogation, it was revealed that when earlier he used to drive autos at Loni Border, he came in contact with several criminals and came to know about the stolen mobile phones being disposed off at a huge margin,” said the DCP.
“He then came in contact with one resident of Hapur, Uttar Pradesh who use to purchase such mobile phones and dispose them off in Rajasthan and West Bengal. He joined him and started assisting him and later started at his owner,” the DCP added.