Mumbai Police have arrested two alleged members of an interstate gang known as the ‘thak thak gang’ for allegedly stealing mobile phones from vehicles stopped at traffic signals. The arrests have helped police detect six theft cases registered at different police stations across the city, officials said.

The accused, identified as Mohammed Imran Yasin Qureshi, 56, and Islam Nuruddin Qureshi, 42, are residents of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, according to Vakola Police.