Surat: Salabatpura police have arrested a 38-year-old man and seized 49 mobile phones worth approximately Rs 6.31 lakh from his possession.Police said the accused, Jahangirkhan Pathan, a resident of Rustampura, failed to produce bills or other documents to establish ownership of the devices. Preliminary investigations suggest that most of the recovered phones were stolen.The seizure was carried out by a surveillance team of the Salabatpura police while investigating unsolved mobile phone theft cases. Acting on a tip-off, the team intercepted Pathan and recovered phones of various brands, including Vivo, Realme, Oppo, Redmi, Samsung, Infinix, iQOO, Motorola and Tecno.According to police, preliminary investigations indicate that several of the recovered phones were stolen from areas under Surat Rural police jurisdiction and along the Kamrej-Kadodara highway.Police have launched a further investigation to trace the source of the stolen phones, identify those who supplied them to the accused and determine how he obtained the devices.Pathan has been detained under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police added.
