New Delhi, July 4 || Delhi Police recently busted a gang of mobile phone thieves and 'traders', recovering as many as 44 premium phones, of which 43 were stolen iPhones, an official said.
Two accused Navdeep Kaur (26) and Ramandeep Bhangu (33) were apprehended by the police during the operation.
The two accused, part of a mobile phone theft syndicate, used to receive stolen phones from thieves and then dismantle them into pieces. The broken pieces of mobile phones were then sold in open markets.
The theft syndicate, which largely remained undetected, came under police scrutiny after a complaint of iPhone 15 snatching was reported at the IP Estate police station.
A case was lodged and cops launched the probe. After getting crucial information, a police team initiated a targeted operation to trace the mobile and reached the Karol Bagh area.
The police team not only unearthed a large storage of stolen mobile phones but also stumbled upon a large cache of stolen high-end phones.