Palghar: Palghar police have arrested a man from Nagpur for allegedly stealing mobile phones from train passengers and railway stations, and seized 35 devices from him, an official said on Tuesday.Government Railway Police (GRP) at Vasai had received multiple complaints of mobile phone theft from passengers aboard trains and at railway stations in Palghar district.Police worked on various leads, including intelligence and technical inputs. They finally zeroed in on the accused, Mohammad Iram Ali Mohammad Zuber Shaikh (20), and traced his location to Nagpur from where he was arrested on October 18, GRP’s senior police inspector Vijay Khedkar said.Upon arrest, police recovered 35 mobile phones of various brands, collectively valued at Rs 5.07 lakh, from his possession, the official said.A case has been registered against the accused under relevant legal provisions.
