India, Oct. 2 -- A 36-year-old truck driver has been arrested for allegedly stealing iPhones from a consignment of the phones going to Dubai from the cargo area at the Indira Gandhi International Airport IGIA.

According to police, the accused Sunil Kumar, a resident of Palam village, who worked as a driver with Balaji Transport Company allegedly stole three iPhones from a shipment of 148 devices and offered one to a taxi driver after he and his accomplice failed to pay him for a trip. Police said Kumar and his helper, Vicky alias Lala, stole a sealed package containing iPhones while transporting cargo inside the airport premises. Vicky is still on the run.

Deputy Commissioner of Police IGIA Vichitra Veer said: "Swift recovery of all stole...