**Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests Two Men for Tampering with Mobile IMEI Numbers and Selling Stolen Phones**
The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two individuals allegedly involved in tampering with mobile IMEI numbers and selling stolen phones from a repair shop in Powai. The arrests followed a tip-off received by PSI Dhootraj on September 19.
### Accused Identified
The two accused have been identified as:
– **Ramprasad Sargun Rajbhar (37):** Owner of the mobile shop, resident of Kriyado Wadi Village, Saki Vihar Road, Powai.
– **Gulam Rasool Rashid Khan (21):** Mobile repair mechanic, resident of Farid Chawl, Tungagaon, Powai.
### Decoy Customer Operation at Mobile Shop
Acting on the information, officials from Unit-6 deployed a decoy customer to the Ram Mobile Service Centre, located at Shop No. 08, Tungagaon, Saki Vihar Road, Powai. The mechanic at the shop immediately altered the IMEI number of the handset using software tools and returned it to the customer. A subsequent raid confirmed the illegal activity.
### Use of Unlock Tool to Alter IMEI Numbers
During interrogation, the accused revealed that they used an “Unlock Tool” accessed via Google Chrome to tamper with IMEI numbers.
### Legal Action Taken
Based on the investigation, Powai Police registered case number 991/2025 under Sections 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 65 of the IT Act.
### Court Custody and Further Probe
The case has been handed over to the Crime Branch for further investigation. The accused were produced before the 37th Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, Mumbai, which remanded them to police custody until September 23.
Unit-6’s Senior PI Bharat Ghone, PSI Dhootraj, and their team conducted the operation. Further investigation is ongoing under PI Sushant Sawant.
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