Noida: Three men were arrested on Saturday for stealing multiple mobile phones from a warehouse earlier this month. They engaged in a gunfight with the police, in which one of them was injured. About 35 mobile phones have been recovered from their possession.
The suspects are Pushpendra (23), Golu Kumar (20), and Ravindra alias Kale (26
On Aug 25, Phase-3 police received a complaint from Dinesh Sahu, a resident of Sector 69, that mobile phones of different brands were stolen from the warehouse of his company, MIS 3S Touch Service Solution.
CCTV camera footage had captured the suspects' images. Officials registered a case under Section 305(A) (theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc) of BNS and began to investigate.
On Saturday, officials were conducting checks in the Phase-3 area when Pushpendra and Golu arrived on a motorcycle without a number plate. When officials stopped them, they tried to flee and Pushpendra fired at the police. Police returned fire and Pushpendra was shot on his leg. They were nabbed, and their motorcycle, a pistol, and 35 mobile phones were seized.
"During interrogation, they revealed that their friend Ravindra, an electrician, had recently worked at the warehouse and told them about the warehouse," said Hirdesh Katheriya, ADCP (central Noida). The other two then broke into the warehouse and stole the devices in the intervening night of Aug 23-24. In exchange for the information, they gave Ravindra five mobile phones.
"Ravindra was later arrested from his house," said ADCP Katheriya. He added that Ravindra has a criminal history with more than 10 cases registered against him, while Golu has two cases. Pushpendra has a history of theft. Further investigation into the case is underway.