Three Nepali nationals were arrested for allegedly stealing a number of mobile phones from a shop in Narayanbagad recently, policer said.
Indu Budda, Prem Budda and Moti, who hails from Nepal, were arrested in Maunachauna village last evening, Chamoli Superintendent of Police Tripti Bhatt said.
The accused had stolen 82 mobile phones of different manufacturers, 39 earphones and 73 chargers from the shop. A camera and a video camera, which they had allegedly stolen from somewhere else, have been recovered from their possession, she said.
The trio had committed the theft in the mobile shop in the night of January 21, she said.
The accused used to work as labourers and stayed in Sirsi village near Kedarnath, she said.
Moving around as labourers, they used to do recce of shops in the day and strike at night.
They used to hide the stolen goods in forests so that they are not suspected, the SP said.
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