Message to girlfriend lands mobile phone thiefs in police net

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Sending a message to his girlfriend from a stolen mobile phone landed a 19-year-old thief along with his accompany in jail. A duo had snatched a mobile phone from a girl waiting at the bus stop in Mulund, last month. The accused, arrested on May 16, have been identified as Aswad Imran Ahmed Sheikh, 19, and Arbaaz Latif Ansari, 20.

According to the Navghar Police, Parul Badgujar was waiting at the bus stand at Mhada Colony, Mulund East when the two accused came on a bike, snatched Parul's mobile phone, and fled.

The police obtained a photo grab of the accused from the CCTV footage and registered a complaint against unknown persons under Sections 392 (theft) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC.

While their search was on, the police kept on tracing Parul's mobile phone. The duo was caught when Aswad, one of the accused, inserted a SIM in the stolen mobile and started chatting with his girlfriend. The police then launched a technical investigation and reached Bhiwandi, where the two were staying. The police are investigating whether they are involved in other theft cases.

The detection was carried out under the guidance of Senior Inspector Sunil Kamble and led by Sub-Inspectors of Police, Dattajirao Pawar and Ganesh Sanap, and the team.