Officials from the Commissioner's Task Force, South, East and South-East Zone Team, along with the local police, seized 713 smartphones, an autorickshaw, two computers and a laptop, the total value of which is Rs 2 crore.
According to S.Rashmi Perumal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Commissioner's Task Force, Hyderabad, recent times have seen incidents of mobile phone snatching leading to robbery, extortion and even murder. While investigating this, it was revealed that there is a major criminal network operating in the city, which includes criminals involved in cell phone theft, receivers (both national and international) of these stolen cell phones, who are involved in illegal activities of these cell phones. Are in the business of transportation. A country that sells them for illegal profits.
Police found that many stolen cell phones were being destroyed in local markets, their IMEI numbers were being changed and the resulting components such as mobile screens, cameras and speakers were later used as replacement parts of existing damaged mobiles obtained from customers. Being used as.Price compared to parent company rates. A few weeks ago, the task force had busted a similar large network of stolen cell phone racket and arrested several people.
In the latest case, the task force arrested 15 criminals/snatchers, nine receivers and four mobile phone technicians who were unlocking stolen handsets and tampering with their IMEI numbers.
An international receiver of stolen mobile phones has also been arrested. He has been identified as Mohammed Musa Hassan Gamralanbia (26), who runs a phone accessories business.The Sudanese national was living in Nanal Nagar, Hyderabad.
The foreign national was illegally exporting cellphones through sea route.
The seized mobile phones are related to 27 cases registered in various police stations in Hyderabad. The accused cell phone criminals were committing theft/extortion from cell phones in crowded areas like buses/bus stations, liquor shops and public gatherings.
All the accused (except one Sudanese national) are natives of Hyderabad and are friends among themselves.Desiring to live a luxurious life and their earnings being inadequate, they collectively planned to steal/snatch cell phones and sell these stolen cell phones to the receiver to earn money illegally.
The DCP has advised citizens to be cautious while visiting crowded places and report any incident of snatching/theft to the police as soon as possible. He cautioned mobile shop owners in the city to avoid indulging in illegal activities like buying/selling stolen cell phones or tampering with IME numbers as strict legal action would be taken against them.
According to S.Rashmi Perumal, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Commissioner's Task Force, Hyderabad, recent times have seen incidents of mobile phone snatching leading to robbery, extortion and even murder. While investigating this, it was revealed that there is a major criminal network operating in the city, which includes criminals involved in cell phone theft, receivers (both national and international) of these stolen cell phones, who are involved in illegal activities of these cell phones. Are in the business of transportation. A country that sells them for illegal profits.
Police found that many stolen cell phones were being destroyed in local markets, their IMEI numbers were being changed and the resulting components such as mobile screens, cameras and speakers were later used as replacement parts of existing damaged mobiles obtained from customers. Being used as.Price compared to parent company rates. A few weeks ago, the task force had busted a similar large network of stolen cell phone racket and arrested several people.
In the latest case, the task force arrested 15 criminals/snatchers, nine receivers and four mobile phone technicians who were unlocking stolen handsets and tampering with their IMEI numbers.
An international receiver of stolen mobile phones has also been arrested. He has been identified as Mohammed Musa Hassan Gamralanbia (26), who runs a phone accessories business.The Sudanese national was living in Nanal Nagar, Hyderabad.
The foreign national was illegally exporting cellphones through sea route.
The seized mobile phones are related to 27 cases registered in various police stations in Hyderabad. The accused cell phone criminals were committing theft/extortion from cell phones in crowded areas like buses/bus stations, liquor shops and public gatherings.
All the accused (except one Sudanese national) are natives of Hyderabad and are friends among themselves.Desiring to live a luxurious life and their earnings being inadequate, they collectively planned to steal/snatch cell phones and sell these stolen cell phones to the receiver to earn money illegally.
The DCP has advised citizens to be cautious while visiting crowded places and report any incident of snatching/theft to the police as soon as possible. He cautioned mobile shop owners in the city to avoid indulging in illegal activities like buying/selling stolen cell phones or tampering with IME numbers as strict legal action would be taken against them.
