Man held for stealing 133 smartphones

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 17

The Haryana Police have arrested a person in Nuh district for stealing 133 smartphones from a delivery vehicle, associated with a major e-commerce company, on the way from Chennai to Manesar (Gurugram).

Giving this information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the police had also recovered 85 smartphones worth around Rs 7.5 lakh from his possession.

The incident came into light when a complainant from Delhi approached the police in Nuh district about the theft. On the basis of his complaint, a case was registered against the accused vehicle driver and his associates.

Based on intelligence and other inputs, a police team arrested the accused identified as Shabuddin, a resident of Dhana in Nuh district, and recovered 20 stolen mobile phones from him.

During the course of investigation and interrogation, the police also recovered 65 mobile phones belonging to Amazon company from his residence.