Delhi: Two men held for stealing, reselling phones after altering its settings

Working on numerous complaints of snatching and robberies in the Northeast district, the Delhi Police busted an interstate gang by arresting two men who allegedly change IMEI numbers of stolen phones using special software and resell the devices at Chandni Chowk market.

Police found that the accused, Sameer (24) and Azim (21), who are trained in repairing phones/ devices, have been ‘actively’ robbing phones in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Police said 66 such phones were recovered from one of their hideouts, along with a laptop, on which police found the software. The main accused, a Dehradun-based engineer, who has been running the gang for at least three years, is on the run.