Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Gujarat Gang Allegedly Snatched Phones for Online Purchases
Police in Ahmedabad arrested three men they suspect of stealing phones from people walking at night.
Police say the men rode scooters or a motorcycle and grabbed phones before fleeing.
Officers recovered 15 phones and two vehicles.
Police valued the phones at Rs 4.66 lakh.
Investigators connected the men to seven reported phone-snatching cases.
Police also say the suspects used payment details saved on the phones to order goods through the Flipkart Minutes app.
The cases were registered at police stations in several parts of Ahmedabad.
One of the arrested men had a previous case registered at Narol police station.
Ahmedabad Police arrested three men accused of snatching phones from people walking at night.
Police recovered 15 phones, valued at Rs 4.66 lakh, and two vehicles allegedly used in the offences.
Investigators linked the suspects to seven mobile-snatching cases registered in Ahmedabad.
Police said the accused used credit card and bank account details stored on stolen phones to buy goods through Flipkart Minutes.
The cases include four FIRs and three e-FIRs; one accused also has a previous case registered at Narol police station.
- Who
- Three men identified by police as Harshil Vaghela, Mohammad Sharif alias Babu Mohammad Anish Sheikh, and Shahidkhan alias Sahu Imrankhan Pathan.
- What
- They were arrested on suspicion of snatching mobile phones and using stored payment details to make online purchases.
- When
- The arrests were announced on Saturday; the reported snatchings had occurred over the preceding one to one-and-a-half months.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, including areas under Ramol, Narol, Isanpur, and Maninagar police stations.
- Why
- Police said the accused allegedly snatched phones to access credit card and bank account details stored on them and make purchases.
- Arrests
- Three men
- Recovered phones
- 15, valued at Rs 4.66 lakh
- Vehicles seized
- A white scooter valued at Rs 50,000 and a black motorcycle valued at Rs 30,000
- Cases detected
- Seven mobile-snatching cases
- Case types
- Four FIRs and three e-FIRs
- Alleged purchase method
- Credit card and bank account information stored on the phones, used through Flipkart Minutes