Mumbai: Five members of an organized gang of thieves involved in stealing mobile phones of people during immersion of Ganesh idols in Mumbai have been arrested, a police official said on Wednesday.
Taking advantage of crowding, the gang targeted devotees during annual immersion of Ganesh idols at Girgaon Chowpatty (sea front) and its adjoining areas in South Mumbai, he said. According to the VP Road police station official, the thieves were nabbed from different locations in Mumbai and adjoining Gujarat.
Around 70 mobile phones worth Rs 4,70 lakh were recovered from their possession, he said, adding the arrested accused are residents of Lower Parel, Kamathipura and other localities in South Mumbai. pti
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