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Mumbai Police Busts Mobile Theft Gang, Recovers 42 Devices
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News18•05-10-2026, 22:15
Mumbai Police Busts Mobile Theft Gang, Recovers 42 Devices
- •Mumbai police arrested seven people, including a ringleader from Rajasthan, for stealing mobile phones from bus commuters.
- •Authorities recovered 42 stolen mobile phones of various brands with an estimated value of Rs 16 lakh.
- •The probe began after a commuter reported a phone theft while traveling on a crowded bus between Cumballa Hill and Pedder Road.
- •Cases were registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for theft and acts done in furtherance of common intention.
- •Six suspects were nabbed in Mankhurd and Shivaji Nagar, while the main operator was tracked down and arrested in Rajasthan.
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Mumbai police arrested seven people, including a suspected ringleader from Rajasthan, and recovered 42 stolen mobile phones valued at Rs 16 lakh.
The investigation began after a commuter lodged a complaint at the Gamdevi police station regarding a mobile phone stolen while traveling on a crowded bus between Cumballa Hill and Pedder Road.
A case was registered against the suspects under Sections 303(2) for theft and 3(5) for acts done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
