9 loaders of Mumbai airport arrested for mobile, cash theft

Mumbai: In two separate cases, nine loaders were arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones from a consignment at cargo terminal and Rs 2 lakh cash from a passenger at Mumbai International Airport premises, police said here today.The seven accused stole 50 mobile phones from a consignment put up in the cargo warehouse to be exported to London in the first week of December.However, when the consignment of 200 Samsung marine mobiles by Chirag Corporation landed at its destination, 50 mobiles collectively worth Rs two lakh were discovered missing. Based on International Mobile Equipment Identification numbers of the stolen mobiles, police traced some of the mobiles in use, which led to the arrest of the accused. In another case, proprietor of travel agency Akbar Travels K V Abdul boarded an Air India flight to Cochin from the airport on February 15. On reaching Cochin, he found Rs two lakh cash missing from his bag. "During the probe, we recently nailed Jagdish Keer and Ganesh Khedekar, who admitted to have stolen the cash while loading Abdul's luggage," the DCP said.
26/02/10 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Feb 2010