Two men allegedly belonging to an inter-state mobile theft gang were arrested by the Ahmedabad Police with 52 stolen mobile phones worth Rs 4.94 lakh, while 12 mobile theft cases registered in Ahmedabad and Rajasthan were detected, police said on Monday, November 2, news agency IANS reported.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

The accused were apprehended by the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Zone-7 during patrolling in the Satellite area. Police identified the arrested men as Sadamhusen Sheikh, 20, a resident of Vejalpur, and Tanveer alias Tanu Sheikh, 21, a resident of Danilimda. The phones seized include devices from premium brands such as Apple, Samsung and Google Pixel, police said. A scooter valued at Rs 60,000 was also seized, taking the total value of seized property to Rs 5.54 lakh.

Police have also named two other persons — Imran Ghanchi, a resident of Fatehwadi in Vejalpur, and Faizan of Modasa — as wanted accused in the case.

According to police, the 12 detected cases include seven FIRs registered at Satellite, Maninagar, Kagdapith, Nava Vadaj, Sarkhej, Karanj and Narol police stations, four e-FIRs registered at Sola, Nava Vadaj, Vastrapur and Ellisbridge police stations, and one case registered at Kota police station in Rajasthan on September 23, 2026. The Ahmedabad cases include offences under Sections 303(2) and 304(2), along with Section 54, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The operation was carried out as part of a special security arrangement ahead of Diwali, following directions from senior officials to step up surveillance in markets, shopping malls and crowded public places to prevent mobile phone theft and chain snatching, police said. The allegations against the accused are yet to be tested in court.