Three cargo loaders of Mumbai airport held for mobile theft

Three cargo loaders at the city airport were arrested today for allegedly stealing mobile phones worth Rs 6.5 lakh, police said.

Crime branch officials seized around 53 mobile phone handsets from the trio, an officer said.

The trio were involved in the crime since the last 17 months, he said.

They used to illegally open the parcels containing the mobile phones and steal the handsets, he said explaining their modus operandi.