NOIDA: Three people of a gang were arrested on Saturday for allegedly stealing mobile phones and purses from people in metro trains and buses across the district.
Police have recovered 11 stolen mobile phones and three purses from them.
The arrested have been identified as Gul Faraz and Danish, both residents of Delhi, and Kripal, a native of Ghaziabad.
Prabhat Dixit, the SHO of Sector 24 police station said, “During questioning, the accused told police that they used to travel in metro trains, buses and auto-rickshaws and steal the valuables from passengers. After stealing the mobile phones, the accused used to destroy their sim card so that they could not be traced by the police. They used to then sell the stolen mobile phones for anywhere between Rs 2, 000 to Rs 5, 000.”