TN: 13 stolen mobile phones seized from 2 men

Chennai | Monday | 10th December, 2018

Summary:

CHENNAI: A man who resold stolen phones and a mobile phone snatcher were arrested in Nandambakkam and Tambaram on Sunday. One of the mobile phones, which was reported stolen a year ago, was found to be activated during the check. Investigations led them to S Ruban Kumar, who acted as an agent between mobile snatchers and resold stolen mobile phones for a commission of Rs 2,000 at Burma Bazaar and Ritchie Street. Police seized 13 phones from the two.Based on a mobile theft complaint with the Nandambakkan police station, police were tracking the IMEI numbers of missing phones. Police with the help of the CCTV camera footage nabbed Koteeswaran, seized the phone and remanded him in judicial custody..