Four held for mobile theft

NEW DELHI: Two newspaper hawkers have been arrested and two juveniles detained for burglary in south Delhi. Police have seized 16 expensive cellphones from them.
Rahul Pandey alias Roshan (19) and Saurabh Sharma (20) were arrested following a complaint by one Nitish Kumar, a resident of Kudi Chowk, Lado Sarai, on October 3 regarding theft of three expensive cellphones, ATM card and other valuables from his house one morning.During probe, police found that a gang was stealing cellphones, especially during the morning hours.
“On October 15, we were tipped off about the burglars and laid a trap at Lado Sarai. Roshan was apprehended from a bus stand. We found a stolen cellphone on him,” said an officer.
Later, Saurabh was also arrested and the two juveniles detained.
Police said the accused took to stealing to get money for drugs and alcohol; they sold the cellphones really cheap. The juveniles were used for soft entry in the homes.