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Over 150 mobile phones stolen from Delhi showroom

According to the officials, the burglary was over within four minutes and the accused fled in a car.

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Over 150 mobile phones worth about Rs 26 lakhs were decamped from a showroom in southwest Delhi, police said on Thursday.

The police said that three burglars looted a showroom in Vasant Kunj at 3 am on Tuesday after they broke the locks.

According to the officials, the burglary was over within four minutes and the accused fled in a car. The whole incident was captured on a CCTV camera installed inside the showroom. In the footage, where three masked men could be seen collecting mobile phones in a sack, the officer said.

The CCTV footage from the shop and around the area have been collected and efforts were underway to identify the accused, he said. The owner of the showroom, Vivek said he got to know about the burglary at 9 am on Tuesday.

“They have taken away about 150 to 200 mobile phones from my shop. It costs around 26 lakhs. Nothing is left except some accessories,” Vivek said.

There is no proper security arrangements at this market and no police patrolling due to which this incident has taken place, he alleged.

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