Hyderabad, April 26: Police on Sunday arrested nine persons on charge of stealing mobile phones from passengers travelling in RTC buses.
The arrested have been identified as Mohd. Yousuf (33) of Mallepally, Mohd. Sohail Hussain (19) of Mehdipatnam, Syed Noor (27) and Mohd. Mohsin (19) both residents of Tolichowki, Mohd. Imran (19) of Moti Darwaza, Syed Wajid (20) of Mangalhat, Syed Osman Hussain (20) of Pahadisharif, Mohd. Hasham (41) of Gachibowli and Madhu (21) of Janapriya Colony in Miyapur.
The gang members were caught while trying to commit offences at Mehdipatnam and Langer Houz bus stop.
Seventy-four mobile phones were also recovered from them. They used to sell the stolen handsets at Jagdish market in Abids.
–Agencies