Overview

• Police identified the accused as Mohommad Shakil, Mohommad Shafiq, Shamshul Hasan and Dilshad, describing Shakil as the gang’s kingpin with prior cases across multiple states.
• Teams intercepted the Haridwar Express near Mathura and made the arrests at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, recovering 45 high-end smartphones.
• Officers said the devices were bound for resale in Nepal through routes in Uttar Pradesh, including Bahraich and Rijwan.
• Five seized phones have already been matched to FIRs in Mumbai, including cases at Agripada and Nagpada police stations, with custody transfer and further probe underway.
• Mumbai police logged more than 100 complaints from the immersion processions, with Agripada alone registering four FIRs listing 70 phones stolen as AI cameras and crowd monitoring flagged known offenders.