Delhi Police busted an interstate gang concerned within the theft and unlawful resale of Distant Radio Models (RRUs) and arrested 4 males in a crackdown on a community focusing on essential telecom infrastructure, officers stated on Monday.
Multi-state RRU theft racket busted, 4 held with 12 models
Throughout the raid on Saturday, police recovered 12 stolen RRUs value round ₹48 lakh, a taxi used to move the tools, specialised dismantling instruments, and a big amount of scrap telecom parts.
RRUs are important transceivers put in at cellular towers to course of voice and information.
Their theft can cripple communication companies, together with emergency numbers like 112 and 102, stated deputy commissioner of police (crime) Vikram Singh.
“Telecom companies suffer both service disruptions and heavy financial losses, as stolen units must be replaced immediately. After multiple complaints of theft, we launched week-long surveillance and carried out 16 coordinated raids across areas like Seelampur, Welcome and Ghonda in northeast Delhi,” Singh stated. “Due to high local resistance, we embedded officers in these areas to build human intelligence.”
The suspects steadily modified hideouts and hid the stolen RRUs, however police tracked them utilizing technical surveillance and informer networks. The 4 arrested are Mohammad Samiruddin (25), a taxi driver from Welcome who transported the RRUs; Mohammad Zaheem alias Zaim (25), an AC mechanic from Moradabad, UP; Mohammad Zaid (20), a denims manufacturing unit employee from Seelampur; and Mohammad Sultan alias Shobi (21), who runs a bangle manufacturing unit in Ghonda.
Together with RRUs, police recovered dismantling software program and instruments, and scrap from disassembled telecom models. The gang is believed to be behind at the least eight thefts in Delhi. Authorities are working with telecom firms to match the recovered models with reported thefts.
In accordance with Singh, Delhi has more and more change into a storage and transit hub for stolen telecom gear, with handlers always altering bases to evade detection. For the reason that crackdown started, the crime department has arrested 52 suspects and recovered telecom property value over ₹10 crore, together with 524 RRUs, 110 BBUs, and 161 Jio batteries from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and Assam.
Verification of the seized RRUs and forensic evaluation of digital instruments are underway. “The interrogation of the accused will help identify others in the syndicate. Protecting telecom infrastructure is critical — it directly affects public safety and emergency communications,” Singh stated.