Gang of cell-phone burglars busted, three held

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 17:33 [IST]

Varanasi, Mar 11 (UNI) The Special Operation Group (SOG) of district police claimed to have busted a gang of cell-phone burglars with the arrest of three youths along with 26 brand new mobile phones here today.

Senior Police Superintendent Sujit Pandey told newspersons that Irfan, Mohd Rizwan and Mohd Moinuddin were arrested from the Chowk area today.

As many as 26 brand new cell-phones were seized from their possession.

On interrogation, the trio revealed stealing new mobile phones by breaking open locks of a mobile phone shop in the Raza Darwaza area of the city last month, the SSP added.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-UP-CELL PHONE

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