An 18-year-old man was arrested in east Delhi for allegedly snatching mobile phones to purchase expensive gifts for his girlfriend, police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Kaif, a resident of Sunder Nagari in Delhi. According to police, on Thursday, he along with his friend snatched one Vaibhav Jha's phone while he was on a call and fled away. They were riding on a scooter.
On Friday, police laid a trap after receiving a tip-off that Kaif would come near Sunder Nagari to sell the snatched mobile phone. They arrested him as soon as he was spotted, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Rohit Meena said.
Kaif disclosed that his girlfriend is fond of expensive gifts which is why he used to snatch phones from pedestrians in the Shahdara and northeast Delhi area to sell them to an unknown person at a good rate, police said.
Two mobile phones and one scooter were recovered from his possession, police added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Diljit Dosanjh Reacts To Delhi Police's Warning On Fake Concert Tickets Diljit Dosanjh Reacts To Delhi Police's Post Warning Against Fraudulent Ticket Sale Of Dil-Luminati Tour Delhi Police Warns Of Online Ticket Scams Ahead Of Diljit Dosanjh's Concert 8 Dead, 2,750 Hurt As Pagers Explode Across Lebanon, Hezbollah Blames Israel 'Pager Bombs' Target Hezbollah In Lebanon. What We Know So Far - 5 Points IndiGo Flight Tailstrike Leaves Huge Dent During Take-Off From Delhi Airport Windfall Tax On Crude Petroleum Cut To Zero 25 Children Killed After Bus Carrying Religious Pilgrim Crashes In Nigeria University Of Queensland, IIT Delhi Round 2 Admission Process Begins Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.