Five people were arrested in connection with a mobile phone theft racket in Delhi, police said on Sunday.
Four people -- Dilshad (40), Nitin (21), Subir (22) and Sonu Singh (21) -- were arrested near the Kalindi Kunj metro station and 13 stolen mobile phones were recovered from their possession, the police said.
Another person, Pradeep alias Danny (35), was arrested for allegedly buying the phones and sending it to others in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Four mobile phones were recovered from his possession, it said.
The gang used to target crowded market places, buses and metro trains. Eight cases of theft have been solved with these arrests, the police said.
Interrogation revealed that the gang leader, Sonu, was a school dropout and started petty thefts to meet his needs. In order to earn quick money, the accused had formed a gang and started stealing mobile phones, it added.
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