Pramesh S Jain
T
he Govindaraja Nagar poice on Sunday arrested a gang of three who were stealing mobile phones and valuables from the passengers of BMTC buses .
The accused has been identified as Rizwan Khan, 33,Naseer,44 and Imran Khan,35 from Bannerghatta road,Jayanagar and Mysuru,used to board the crowded buses during peak hour and steal valuables from the passengers.
While two of the accused would board the bus , their third associate would follow the bus by autorickshaw or on motorcycle .
The accused soon after picking the mobile phones or the valuables get down and escaped in the vehicle of their associate,who was following the bus.
Based on a complaint from Govindu Devendra Reddy who lost his phone worth Rs.25,000,the police track down the accused through the IMEI tracker.
With this the cops have recovered 15 stolen mobiles,a autorickshaw,and a two-wheeler used to commit crime.
The police have taken the accused into custody for further investigations.
