India, June 14 -- Two mobile software technicians were arrested on Saturday for allegedly receiving stolen mobile phones and using advanced software tools to unlock them for resale, according to officials.

The accused, Mohd Jalal (29) of Loni in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and Imran (27) of Rajpur Khurd Extension, Delhi, allegedly ran a mobile repair and software servicing shop in Gaffar Market, Karol Bagh.

Police said the two operated 'KGN Software & Mobile Repairing Institute' and were involved in unlocking stolen smartphones for resale in the grey market.

Based on specific inputs, the police raided the shop. They recovered 45 intact Android smartphones, 22 mobile phone bodies, a laptop, and a Chinese-made AMP tool reportedly ...