With the arrest of three persons, the Noida police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang that stole laptop computers and other electronic items from IT companies and sold them in open markets in Delhi.

During the day, the gang members would operate Ola cabs and at night target IT offices, especially those located in isolated areas, a senior police officer said. The three accused had recently struck at two firms during the intervening nights of April 15 and 16, and April 21 and 22, he said.

“Their arrest has led to the recovery of 25 laptops of various brands, six stolen mobile phones, a sedan vehicle and equipment used by them for breaking into offices,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (Gautam Buddh Nagar) Vaibhav Krishna.

He said Mohd Sarfaraz, Satish Lal and Vineet Dayal were arrested by a team from Sector 20 police station and more suspects linked to them have been identified and will be nabbed soon.

“The accused were tracked down on basis of a tip-off, and extensive use of scientific technology including tracing the fingerprints of the suspects from crime spots,” Mr. Krishna said.

On the modus operandi of the gang, he said, “Two of the three would break into the offices and stay inside the entire night and sneak out early in the morning with laptops, video projectors and other electronic items in their Ola cab, driven by their third partner.”

Three illegal firearms along with some ammunition were also seized from the accused, Mr. Krishna said, adding that their vehicle was formally attached with the app-based cab aggregator service.

The accused, who have multiple cases of trespassing, theft and related offences against them at various police stations in Noida and Delhi, would sell off the stolen electronics at Nehru Place in the national capital, he also said.

The officer said a fresh case has been registered against the accused and legal proceedings are under way.