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Four arrested for stealing 29 mobile phones from a shop in Bhiwandi

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Mumbai: Police have arrested four members of a gang for stealing 29 mobile phones worth Rs 8.13 lakh from a shop in Kongaon, Bhiwandi. Police have seized all the phones stolen in this case.

The theft took place in a shop located in Sai Residency in Bhiwandi area on the morning of 28 July. In which four thieves broke the wall of the shop and entered inside.

After this, the four thieves took the money. A mobile phone worth 8.13 lakhs was stolen. In this case, due to the theft of an expensive phone and lack of initial clues, it became very challenging for the police to catch the thieves. The police examined more than 150 CCTV recordings to trace the suspects in the case. In which the police came to know that the thieves had traveled from Kongaon to Panvel by auto rickshaw and train.

Based on this information, the police first arrested a 26-year-old youth from Panvel on August 6. Upon further interrogation of this youth, the police got information about his other accomplices in Indapur, Pune. Acting on the information, the police arrested three other thieves aged between 40 and 53 years. The police also seized all the stolen mobile phones and further investigation was carried out by the police in this case.