New Delhi, Nov 6 (UNI) Delhi Police today said they have arrested three members of an inter-state gang in connection with the theft and illicit sale of mobile tower batteries. Seventeen stolen batteries have been recovered in the operation.
The accused have been identified as Akil (48), Laldhar Saini (40) and Shanu (28). Police revealed that the gang operated a network spanning Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad, funneling the stolen batteries to scrap dealers and e-rickshaw mechanics.
The breakthrough came on October 4, when a police team, acting on a tip-off about the illegal sale of such batteries, set up a trap near Kamla Market. Akil and Saini were apprehended as they arrived on a motorcycle carrying two stolen batteries.
Their interrogation led investigators to Shanu, who was subsequently arrested from his shop in Mustafabad. A raid on his premises led to the recovery of ten more stolen batteries.
Further information provided by the suspects allowed the police to locate five additional batteries from the shop of an accomplice, Tahir, who remains at large after evading the raid.
During the investigation, Akil, who has been in the scrap business for five years, confessed to recently venturing into the trade of stolen tower batteries for quicker profits. His procurement network included individuals like Sonu and Tahir, from whom he would acquire the stolen goods for resale.
The police said the investigation is ongoing to dismantle the wider network involved in the illicit trade.
