NEW DELHI: A man was arrested here and 78 mobiles phones worth Rs.1.5 million were recovered from him, the police said Tuesday.
   
Abdul Kalam, 32, was arrested near the Delhi University metro station in Maurice Nagar area Monday evening. The police recovered the stolen mobile phones, kept in a bag, and a knife from him.

"Kalam in his interrogation has confessed to stealing mobile phones after committing burglaries, mainly in south Delhi homes," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Delhi) Devesh Srivastva.