Mumbai: Gang of phone thieves busted, 3 arrested, 59 handsets seized

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested three members of a gang, including a woman, for allegedly stealing mobile phones and recovered 59 handsets from them, an official said on Sunday. Based on information that the suspected offenders were coming down a bridge opposite Mega Mall in Andheri area, a trap was laid and the accused were taken into custody on Saturday, the official said.
The arrested persons have been identified as Afzal Mushtaq Shah (19), Sabir Irfan Khan (30) and Urmila Prakash Morya alias Pinky (35). The gang has allegedly committed such thefts at different places in the city, he said. The police have recovered 59 mobile phones from their possession, the official said. A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (BNS) and further investigation is on, he said.