The accused, Jagdish Kumar Madan, aka Shunty, is a native of Rohtak in Haryana.
A 51-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones while they were being shipped from Noida to Delhi. The police have recovered 682 mobile phones from him, which were stolen from various parts of Madhya Pradesh (MP).
The accused, Jagdish Kumar Madan, aka Shunty, is a native of Rohtak in Haryana. Police said Madan has jacked 2280 stolen mobiles. "A case of theft was lodged on November 3 by one Durvesh Kumar, an owner of Shree Cargo Carriers. Kumar alleged that his company had sent a shipment from Noida to Delhi's Bamnoli by a truck around 12:30 am on November 1. The shipment contained 410 boxes of S mobile devices. However, 30 boxes, containing 60 mobiles, were missing when the truck reached Bamnoli," Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South-West, said.
When inquired, the driver of the truck admitted that he took a break of around 4 hours at around 2:45 am in RK Puram before reporting to the warehouse.
With the help of technical surveillance, the investigation team traced the location of a stolen phone in Maihar area of Madhya Pradesh. The owner of the phone directed the police to the shop from where he had bought the phone. The team then unearthed the entire chain of dealers which were operational in different locations in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. 682 stolen mobile phones had been recovered from them.
During interrogation, it came to fore that the stolen mobile phones were couriered from Delhi to Indore with receipts. From Indore, the phones were sold to the dealer in Seoni. From Seoni, the phones were sold to shops in Bhopal, Katni, Satna, Balaghat, Chindhwara, Jabalpur and Nagpur.
Investigations revealed that the entire consignment was booked by the accused Jagdish Kumar Madan, following which his residence was raided and he was taken into custody. "Jagan purchased 2280 stolen mobile phones worth Rs 31, 89, 720 from a man called Sahid who was his customer for Rs 11,20,000. Jagan then sold the phones to a mobile dealer in Baroda," said DCP.
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