TWO ARRESTED WITH HUGE HAUL OF STOLEN MOBILE PHONES..

TWO ARRESTED WITH HUGE HAUL OF STOLEN MOBILE PHONES I.E. 401 MOBILE PHONES WORTH RS. 75 LACS.

  • TWO ARRESTED WITH HUGE HAUL OF STOLEN MOBILE PHONES I.E. 401 MOBILE PHONES WORTH RS. 75 LACS.
  • 120 MOBILE PHONES HAVE BEEN LINKED WITH FIRs/NCRs ETC.
  • ONE OF THE ACCUSED USED TO SELL THE STOLEN MOBILE PHONES AFTER TEMPERING THE IMEI NUMBER OF THE MOBILE
  • 04 FLASHER (IMEI TEMPERING DEVICE) AND ONE LAPTOP ALSO RECOVERED.

 

With the arrest of two accused persons namely (1) Mohd. Shafi @ Raja aged 34 years , Delhi and Waseem aged 29 years s/o Munna r/o U.P., the team of Police Station Darya Ganj, Central District has recovered 401 mobile phones stolen from different areas of Delhi and NCR. 04 flashers (IMEI tempering device) and one laptop have also been recovered from them. 120 mobile phones have been linked with FIRs/NCRs etc.

 

INFORMATION, TEAM & OPERATION

In view of incidents of snatching and pick-pocketing of mobile phones in the area, picketing and patrolling in the area was strengthened.  Beat staff were also sensitized to be alert and vigilant and keep close watch over the movement of suspicious persons.  Sources were also deployed to get clues about the criminals committing crime in the area.

 

On 08-09.11.16, HC Satbir of PS Darya Ganj received a secret information from a reliable source that two persons who are indulged in receiving of stolen mobile phones would come at Old Iron Bridge, Darya Ganj and stolen mobile phones in huge quantity might be recovered. On receipt of this information, a team led by Inspr. Satender Mohan SHO/Darya Ganj consisting of SI Harpal Madan, ASI Ram Karan, ASI Satish Kumar, HC Satbir, Ct. Rakesh Rana, Ct. Rakesh, Ct. Gaurav, Ct. Abhay & Ct. Manish was constituted. During operation, the team was deployed at and around Old Iron Bridge, Darya Ganj and finally at the instance of secret informer, two persons identified as Mohd. Shafi @ Raja and Wasim were apprehended.

 

INVESTIGATION & INTERROGATION

During interrogation of accused Mohd. Shafi @ Raja, he disclosed that he has studied upto class seven and is running a mobile repairing shop at Gali Choti Baradari, Ballimaran, Delhi for last one year. Initially, he used to repair mobile phones but he could not earn handsome amount from the same. Besides, he is the eldest in the family and he is the sole source of livelihood for the entire family. In order to make huge amount of easy money, he started purchasing stolen mobile phones at meagre cost and sell them at a much higher price after repairing and changing the IMEI number with the help of internet & flasher. He had learnt mobile repairing and IMEI tempering from the internet. He along with his accomplice used to temper the devices at their rented room situated in Gali Badriyan, Chandni Mahal, Delhi. After his arrest, search of his rented house was made and total 151 mobile phones were recovered at his instance.

 

During interrogation of accused Wasim, he disclosed that he had studied upto class five. He was unemployed and was in dire need of money to feed his family. In order to make handsome amount of money, he started buying stolen mobile phones at meagre cost and selling them further to the accomplice of Mohd. Shafi @ Raja, who in turn used to repair and change the IMEI number of the stolen phone and sell them further to the innocent customer at a much higher price without bill. He was in this profession for last about 6 months. He further disclosed that he used to purchase & sell stolen mobile phones at Meena Bazar, Jama Masjid. At his instance, 250 stolen mobile phones were recovered.

 

RECOVERY

  1. 151 mobile phones of Apple, Samsung, Micromax, MI etc. were recovered at the instance of accused Shafi @ Raja.
  2. 250 mobile phones of Apple, Samsung, Micromax, MI etc. were recovered at the instance of accused
  3. 04 flasher device
  4. One Laptop make Lenovo

 

CASES SOLVED

  1. Case FIR No. 323/16 u/s 356/379/411 IPC PS Darya Ganj
  2. E-FIR No. 167/16 u/s 356/379/411 IPC PS Darya Ganj
  3. E-FIR No. 201/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Darya Ganj, Delhi
  4. E-FIR No. 553/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Kotla Mubarak Pur, Delhi
  5. E-FIR No. 554/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Kotla Mubarak Pur, Delhi
  6. E-FIR No. 607/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Kotwali, Delhi
  7. E-FIR No. 145/16 u/s 379 IPC PS DBG Road, Delhi
  8. E-FIR No. 950/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Shakar Pur, Delhi
  9. E-FIR No. 1395/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Shakar Pur, Delhi
  10. E-FIR No. 804/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Central Sectt. Metro Station, Delhi
  11. E-FIR No. 607/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Karol Bagh, Delhi
  12. E-FIR No. 1525/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Yamuma Depot Metro Station, Delhi
  13. FIR No. 1627/16 u/s 380 IPC PS Sector-20, NOIDA
  14. E-FIR No. 506/16 u/s 379 IPC PS Neb Sarai

 

Besides, 106 stolen mobile phones have also been linked with NCRs etc.  Further investigation is in progress and efforts are being made to nab the remaining accused persons and to link the remaining mobile phones.

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PROFILE

  1. Shafi @ Raja and his accomplice used to buy stolen mobile phones from Waseem at cheap prices and after tempering the IMEI of the mobile, they further sold the same to innocent customers at higher prices.
  2. Waseem is unemployed and to earn easy money, he started buying stolen mobile phones at cheap prices and further sold to Mohd. Shafi and his accomplice with some margins. He is having one previous involvement in E-FIR No. 20495/16 u/s 379/411 IPC PS Welcome.

 

 

 

(MANDEEP SINGH RANDHAWA)

DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

CENTRAL DISTRICT, DELHI.

Source : Delhi Police (PR Cell)

Author: sarkarimirror