A parcel, which was neither received nor could be sent back to the sender, helped the West division Bengaluru Cybercrime Economic Offences and Narcotic (CEN) police to bust a mobile theft racket.
On October 24, a manager of a courier company lodged a complaint with the Chandra layout police station regarding a parcel meant for Kerala on October 14. As the parcel was not received by anyone there, it came back to Bengaluru. The courier company then repeatedly contacted the sender who did not pick their calls. Hence, they opened the box and found 12 mobile phones in it. They brought the mobile phones to the police station.
Following investigation, the police nabbed a person from Bhadravathi and he was found to have sent the parcel. The court sent him to police custody for 12 days on October 31. When subjected to enquiry, the accused told the police that four of his acquaintances were stealing mobile phones from public events, fairs, and other crowded places. They handed over the stolen phones to him and these phones were sent to other states for resale by the accused through courier services.
The police seized 10 mobile phones from his residence in Bhadravathi. The accused revealed the identity of the person selling these stolen phones and the police arrested the seller in Kerala. They recovered 30 mobile phones from his shop there.
A total of 52 mobile phones, including 30 mobile phones from the seller, worth ₹10,50,000 were recovered in connection the case. Further probe is on.
Published – November 15, 2024 11:23 pm IST
