Madanpura duo held for computer theft
MUMBAI: Two youngsters, who had looted a number of computer stores in Andheri (W) and were on their way to sell the accessories, were caught red-handed by the police on Thursday.
Mohammad Nadeem Siddiqui (22) and Khalil Sayyad (19) were travelling in a taxi with some of the loot, when they were intercepted near the Siddhivinayak temple at Prabhadevi. The gang leader, identified as Chacha, is wanted.
“On the night of February 12, the accused broke into four-five shops in a shopping complex at J P Road. They broke open the shutters at the entrance of these shops and stole 21 LCD monitors, 2 laptops, 2 CPUs and Rs 2,800 in cash. The loot was collectively worth Rs 6.79 lakh,” said ACP Dilip Suryavanshi.
The D N Nagar police formed a team to investigate into the matter. They received a tip-off that two youngsters were planning to sell the stolen computers and accessories. A trap was laid at Prabhadevi and Siddiqui and Sayyad were nabbed while they were on their way to sell the loot. Fourteen LCD monitors and 13 CPUs – collectively worth Rs 3.15 lakh – were recovered.
Siddiqui and Sayyad are residents of Madanpura in central Mumbai and are school dropouts. The police will interrogate them for the whereabouts of their gang leader. “The duo has been involved in petty thefts earlier. We are probing their past crime record. A local court has sent them to police custody till February 25,” zonal DCP Niket Kaushik said.
Source: Times of India