India, Dec. 31 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday, arrested four members including the mastermind of an organised syndicate involved in stealing mobile phones, and smuggling them to Bangladesh, said police, adding that around 116 stolen cellphones were recovered from them.

Police said that the gang used to tamper with the security features of the stolen phones.

"The gang members used to send deceptive messages to the owners of the stolen iPhones to unlawfully remove iCloud IDs. The 28-year-old mastermind, Sameer alias Rahul, charged up to Rs.15,00 per mobile phone to illegally unlock it for his client," said deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (central) Nidhin Vansal, adding that 42 cases of mobile phone snatching and theft were solved foll...