20 August,2026 04:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
The police have recovered all seven phones, collectively worth Rs 67,000. PIC/MUMBAI POLICE
Mumbai Police arrested two people within an hour after they allegedly broke into a mobile shop in Chembur and stole seven mobile phones. The police have recovered all seven mobile phones, worth Rs 67,000, stolen from the premises.
According to the police, the 28-year-old complainant, Imran Haji Mohammed Khan, who runs IK Mobiles, reported the burglary on Wednesday. His shop, located at D Centre Building on Shell Colony Road in Chembur, had allegedly been targeted after the accused forced open the shop shutter and entered the premises.
The accused were identified as Ekram Azam Sheikh alias Ghoda, 27, and Tauhid Ijhar Sheikh, 22. PIC/MUMBAI POLICE
Following the complaint, Chembur Police registered a case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and launched an investigation. A crime detection team began searching for the unidentified accused in and around the area.
While patrolling at the service road near the Eastern Express Highway in Siddharth Colony, Chembur, the police team spotted two men behaving suspiciously. The duo was stopped and questioned.
The suspects were identified as Ekram Azam Sheikh alias Ghoda, 27, a resident of Qureshi Nagar, Kurla East, and Tauhid Ijhar Sheikh, 22, a resident of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar slum in Nehru Nagar, Kurla East.
According to the police, the duo gave evasive replies when questioned about the case. As suspicion grew, police searched the two men. During the search, the police allegedly found the seven mobile phones that had been reported stolen from the Chembur shop.
The recovery of the entire stolen property helped police crack the case within an hour of the complaint being registered, according to a press note. The investigation is now underway to establish the exact role of the two accused and determine whether they were involved in any other similar offences.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Additional Commissioner of Police (Eastern Regional Division) Dhananjay Kulkarni, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Sameer Sheikh, Assistant Commissioner of Police Kaleem Sheikh, and Senior Police Inspector Rajesh Kevle.
Chembur Police Inspector Kiran Unde, Police Sub-Inspector Arun Kendre of the crime detection team, and police personnel Ajit Kawale, Vinayak Chavan, and Ganesh Suryawanshi were part of the team. Sub-Inspector Pradeep Patil is conducting further investigation.
