MAPUSA
It’s raining mobiles as two police stations along the coast in Bardez nabbed 13 persons who allegedly stole mobile handsets.
While Calangute Police arrested 12 persons and recovered 55 mobile phones worth Rs 15 lakh, Anjuna Police arrested one person and recovered nine cell phones.
While on patrolling duty on the eve of the New Year, Calangute Police detained 12 persons who were found moving suspiciously on the Calangute beach.
“On questioning, the alleged accused could not give satisfactory answers regarding their presence in the vicinity and also could not justify the presence of mobile phones on their person,” a police official informed.
A total of 55 mobile phones of different brands were found in their possession, worth around Rs 15 lakh.
In order to interrogate the suspected persons and verify the mobile phones in their possession, they were placed under arrest under section 41 CrPC.
Meanwhile, acting on several complaints of missing mobile phones during the three-day Sunburn EDM festival at Vagator, Anjuna Police arrested Siraj Ahmed Shaikh and recovered nine cell phones from his possession.
“Many mobiles have been stolen from the venue of Sunburn. The complainants, who were mostly tourists, didn’t want to register an FIR but took the missing certificates in order to obtain new sims. However, they left with requests to recover their mobile phones,” said Jivba Dalvi, SDPO Mapusa.
The Anjuna Police under the leadership of PI Prashal Dessai succeeded in nabbing the accused Siraj Shaikh (38) and recovered nine mobile phones from him.
The SDPO said that the accused confessed that he stole the handsets during the Sunburn festival venue.
