India, Jan. 7 -- Noida

With the arrest of eight people and seizing as many as 821 stolen mobile phones worth around Rs.8 crore, Noida police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang of mobile thieves from Jharkhand who shifted to the National Capital Region (NCR) last month.

According to police, the case came to light after a businessman complained about the theft of his new flagship mobile phone worth Rs.1.48 lakh from Sector 88 flower market.

One of the thieves was identified based on CCTV footage, and was traced to a room near Tigri roundabout in Noida. On reaching the spot, police said,. they found 821 mobile phones packed in bags kept under the beds.

Police said the accused have been identified as Govind Mahto, 32, from Bihar's B...