Store owner held for purchasing stolen mobile phones

Junagadh police seized 504 mobile phones from the accused on Monday
Rajkot: A mobile store owner in Junagadh was arrested for purchasing stolen mobile phones and selling them at a higher price after replacing their parts.
The special operations group of Junagadh police had received information about the illegal activities by the store owner identified as Kazim Mohammed Gameti. Based on the tip-off the store was raided on MG Road on Monday. Cops found 504 mobile phones from Gameti which he admitted to having purchased from Ajay Devipujak, Sunny Devipujak and Dhuna Devipujak.
Gameti used to unlock phones using software on his laptop. He would then dismantle the phones and replace their parts. He would sell the original spare parts to mobile phone repairers while assembled phones to users. All 504 phones and Gameti’s laptop all worth Rs 28 lakh was seized. Cops suspect that the seized phones were stolen from Junagadh and as well as from Rajkot and other neighbouring districts. On Monday, cops were able to get IMEI numbers of 169 phones while they are still trying to retrieve IMEI numbers of 335 other phones.
Meanwhile, cops are also searching for the three thieves who used to sell the phones to Gameti.
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