New Delhi, March 25 -- In a significant breakthrough, the officials of IGI Airport Police have arrested an airport ground operator for stealing a shipment of high-end mobile phones at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, said officials on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Monu alias Nikhil Kumar (28), who worked as a loader at the airport with Air India SATS company and was responsible for ground handling services, including aircraft handling, baggage handling, and cargo handling.

According to the police, Nikhil stole one PVC box containing 75 Samsung S-25 Ultra mobile phones from a shipment booked for Indore at IGI Airport. He hid the stolen phones in an old, unused container at the airport and later removed them in...