The Delhi Police has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing high-end mobile phones from attendees at the AP Dhillon concert held at the IGI Stadium on December 7. The Crime Branch has recovered 40 stolen devices, including iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 16 models, Samsung S24 Ultra devices and other premium brands.
According to police, a team from Eastern Range-I of the Crime Branch received information about a gang involved in lifting high-end phones during the concert. Officers mounted technical surveillance and began tracking the suspects, who frequently changed locations to evade detection. On December 9, the police intercepted their car near Yamuna Vihar metro station and apprehended four persons – Salman (35), Imran (28), Shahrukh (32) and Wasim (25) – all residents of Ghaziabad.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 40 mobile phones, several of which have already been identified as stolen in cases registered at Prashant Vihar, Shahbad Dairy and IP Estate police stations, the police said.
The recovered phones included eight Apple iPhones including iPhone 17 Pro Max and earlier models, seven high-end Samsung devices, including four Galaxy S24 Ultras and a Galaxy Fold 6, besides phones from OnePlus, Vivo, Oppo, Redmi, POCO and Motorola.
