Mumbai Police`s Crime Branch on Friday said that it has arrested two men from Powai area of western suburbs for allegedly altering mobile phone IMEI numbers.

The accused, arrested by Unit 6 of the Mumbai Crime Branch, have been identified as Ramprasad Sargun Rajbhar (37) and Gulam Rasool Rashid Khan, a mobile shop owner and mobile technician from Powai, said an official.

According to sources, acting on a tip-off, police raided the shop and discovered that the accused were using an “App Unlock Tool” via Google Chrome to tamper with mobile IMEI numbers.

During interrogation, it was confirmed that the accused were engaged in the illegal tamper of IMEI numbers of phones, an official said.

The duo were booked under the relevant sections of the BNS. After medical examination, they were produced before a Mumbai court.

“We have seized property including forged and suspicious second-hand mobile phones,” said an officer from the crime branch.

A raid was carried out under the supervision of Police Inspector Bharat Ghone of Unit 6 of Crime Branch in Chembur area of Mumbai.

Police Inspector Sushant Sawant`s team is further conducting further investigation.

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