How 4 Accused Reached Kochi to Attend Alan Walker Concert for a Phone Heist

Kochi: Four people have been arrested in connection with a spate of mobile phone thefts during an Alan Walker concert held in Kochi earlier this month. City Police Commissioner Putta Vimaladitya on Sunday revealed that two suspects were detained in Delhi, while other two individuals were nabbed from Mumbai, Maharashtra. The arrests were made by a special investigation team set up to probe the case, Vimaladitya said.According to the Kerala Police, the two individuals arrested in the national capital have been brought back to the state. Meanwhile, legal procedures are being carried out to bring the other two.

4 Accused, 2 Gangs The four accused belong to two different groups, operating in Mumbai and Delhi. The police could not find any link between the two groups as of now. The accused from Delhi have been identified as Atiq Ur Rahman and Waseem Ahmed, while those nabbed from Maharashtra are Sunny Bolo Yadav and Shyam Talwar. How They Stole Mobile PhonesMeanwhile, the Mumbai group flew in on the day of the event, and after committing the theft, they returned to Mumbai by air, the commissioner stated. The excitement of watching internationally acclaimed DJ Alan Walker perform live at Bolgatty Palace quickly turned to disappointment for over 30 attendees when they discovered their mobile phones were missing.Police launched an investigation, suspecting that an organised group was behind the thefts, despite the presence of more than 100 police personnel at the venue. All of the accused have a history of committing similar mobile thefts, said Vimaladitya. They have recovered 23 mobile phones in total; 20 from the Delhi group and three from the Mumbai one. It is yet to be confirmed whether these phones were among those stolen at the concert on October 6.The police official further added that the suspects from Delhi used a train to reach Kochi. After which, they checked into a hotel, arranged tickets for the show, and then carried out the theft. A day after that, they left for Delhi as a part of their plan.(With inputs from PTI)