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The public should exercise more caution while travelling in buses, says R. Rajaram A private company employee travelling in a town bus from Srirangam found his cell phone kept in the belt pouch missing while alighting at the Chathiram bus stand a couple of days back. On a complaint, the Fort (Crime) Police issued a community service register receipt to the employee noting down the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number of the mobile phone in order to track the missing handset. This is yet another cell phone missing incident to be reported in the city limit where an average of ten such cases are reported every month. There have been instances of police zeroing in on offenders and confiscating the handsets. Yet, offenders continue with their act unabated. Investigators say crowded buses are very often the favourite ground for cell phone thieves who mostly work in tandem. Investigators say these criminals alight midway after lifting the instrument. Cell phone thefts have been reported also during temple festivals and celebrations. The culprits switch off the instrument and remove the SIM card. They even change the panel and dispose of it as quickly as possible in the second-hand market. Burma Bazaar is one area where second hand mobile phones of various brands are sold. There have also been instances of culprits disposing of the instruments beyond the city limits, police recount. In one such incident, the city police while pursuing a crime had recovered stolen handsets at Nagapattinam. Police officials say the stolen set could be tracked through the IMEI number, given to each phone, by submitting a written requisition to the service provider. Some stolen sets had been recovered through this mode, they say. Involvement of students in cell phone lifting has worried the law-enforcers. The Fort Police recently arrested of a 19-year-old college student and his accomplice and recovered three stolen cell phones and a 3.5 sovereign gold chain. After the installation of surveillance cameras in the Central and Chathiram bus stands, crimes such as pick-pocketing has come down, the police claim. In a drive conducted by a special team last month, seven persons said to be pocket pickers were nabbed in the Fort Range alone. Nevertheless, the police insist that the public could do their part in curbing the menace by exercising extra caution while travelling in buses and moving in crowded spots.
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