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Youth held with 40 stolen phones in Bhagalpur

Youth held with 40 stolen phones in Bhagalpur

Kumar Rajesh / TNN / Mar 17, 2026, 23:22 IST

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Youth held with 40 stolen phones in Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur police apprehended a young man, recovering 40 stolen mobile phones, a laptop, and cash. The swift action followed a tip-off, leading to a coordinated raid. Authorities suspect the arrested individual is linked to a larger network dealing in stolen goods and other criminal activities across the district. An FIR has been filed.

Bhagalpur: Police on Tuesday arrested a youth in his 20s and recovered 40 stolen mobile phones, a laptop and cash during a raid near Asanandpur in Parbatti locality under university police station area.The raid was conducted following a tip-off received by Bhagalpur SSP Pramod Kumar Yadav. Acting on the input, a police team led by City SP Shailendra Kumar Singh, along with the city DSP, was formed to verify the information and apprehend the accused. Personnel from the university police station and the district intelligence unit (DIU) were also involved in the operation.Abhimanyu, son of Sanjay Mandal, is a resident of Paraiya village under Amdanda police station area in Sanhoula block of Kahalgaon subdivision.

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University police station SHO Avinash Raut said an FIR has been registered in this regard.Police suspect that the accused may be part of an organised gang involved in the sale and purchase of stolen mobile phones and other criminal activities across the district.

About the AuthorKumar Rajesh

Stationed at Bhagalpur (in Bihar state): He writes news reports and stories on varied subjects/topics ranging from crime reports, university reports, political and social issues, agricultural reports, civic issues, education and environment topics, sports, administrative reports etc for Bhagalpur, Banka, Naugachia and adjoining districts (as and when needed). He has extensively covered several elections reports and analysis in the past, working for The Times Of India since July 2008 till date.

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