Phone theft in Kochi: Stolen phones dismantled for spare parts, suspect police

KOCHI: Not just popular retail shops, but the accused persons involved in the theft of mobile phones during the October 6 concert of DJ Alan Walker in Kochi also have links to mobile phone spare parts shops and service centres in Mumbai and New Delhi, the police have found.

Though the police, which is probing the theft of around 40 phones, nabbed four accused persons who were part of two separate gangs based in Mumbai and New Delhi, and seized 25 mobile phones, only seven could be confirmed as stolen during the concert.