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The Crime Branch of Delhi Police have arrested
two persons, who used to steal hard disk from
set top boxes from houses and recovered 77
hard disks from their possession.
Police said that the arrested have been
identified as Shanky Gupta (26), a resident of
Bhramipuri and Rajiv Gupta, a resident of
Karwal Nagar of Delhi, adding that they had
removed 77 hard disks from 54 houses and
the duo was yesterday arrested acting on a tip-
off.
According to police, complaints had been
received by various police stations in Delhi
regarding theft of hard disk of Tata Sky and
DTH by persons impersonating as company
employees.
"A DTH operator outsourced entire installation
work and accused used to work with
installation service providers. They had been
assigned the job of replacing defective set top
box with a new box. After replacing the new
set top box with the old one, they opened the
old box and removed the hard disk and
deposited them with the installation service
provider," said a senior police officer.
Officer also said that accused used to sell the
hard disk at Rs 1750. Shanky and Rajiv also
roped in another associate Ankit Aggarwal
working with the installation service provider
at Patel Nagar. Two persons arrested for stealing hard disks | Business Standard News
two persons, who used to steal hard disk from
set top boxes from houses and recovered 77
hard disks from their possession.
Police said that the arrested have been
identified as Shanky Gupta (26), a resident of
Bhramipuri and Rajiv Gupta, a resident of
Karwal Nagar of Delhi, adding that they had
removed 77 hard disks from 54 houses and
the duo was yesterday arrested acting on a tip-
off.
According to police, complaints had been
received by various police stations in Delhi
regarding theft of hard disk of Tata Sky and
DTH by persons impersonating as company
employees.
"A DTH operator outsourced entire installation
work and accused used to work with
installation service providers. They had been
assigned the job of replacing defective set top
box with a new box. After replacing the new
set top box with the old one, they opened the
old box and removed the hard disk and
deposited them with the installation service
provider," said a senior police officer.
Officer also said that accused used to sell the
hard disk at Rs 1750. Shanky and Rajiv also
roped in another associate Ankit Aggarwal
working with the installation service provider
at Patel Nagar. Two persons arrested for stealing hard disks | Business Standard News
