Overview
- Isleworth Crown Court convicted Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 22, and Mohammed Bilal Hotak, 21, of burglary, fraud and theft on Tuesday.
- The pair used Grindr to set up home meetings with men, tricked victims into revealing phone passcodes, then stole devices and valuables.
- Police say the operation comprised 35 burglaries and 20 linked frauds affecting 22 victims across London between October 2024 and March.
- The Met linked the men to the offences through extensive CCTV reviews, ANPR hits and analysis of thousands of phone records and messages.
- Mohammadi was arrested on 3 April and Hotak on 24 April before being charged with multiple counts, and sentencing will take place at Isleworth Crown Court at a later date.