Noida: Three alleged members of a gang were arrested on Wednesday for stealing electronic equipment worth around Rs 3 crore from a company in Greater Noida’s Surajpur industrial area. Police recovered 3,172 Paytm point-of-sale (POS) machines, 147 Airtel set-top boxes and other electronic items from a small commercial vehicle allegedly used in the theft.The accused — Bilal (26), a resident of Pasonda in Ghaziabad; Salman (32), a Greater Noida resident; and Adil (26), also a Greater Noida resident — were arrested on Oct 14 near New Dadri Junction in a forested area under Surajpur police station limits.According to Central Noida ADCP Swatantra Singh, the theft took place on the intervening night of Oct 9 and 10, when the accused allegedly entered the premises of Innotronics at Site B in the Surajpur industrial area with some accomplices. They allegedly stole transaction machines, set-top boxes and other equipment, loaded the items into a small commercial vehicle and fled.An FIR was registered at Surajpur police station on Oct 13 under Section 305(A) (theft in a dwelling house, means of transportation, place of worship, or govt/local authority property) of BNS.During the arrests, police recovered 1,512 Paytm transaction printer machines, 1,660 mobile-type Paytm transaction machines and 147 Airtel set-top boxes of different sizes. Other items included a barcode printer, two QR code scanners, two rolls of shoulder wire, 10 motherboards and three knives. The vehicle allegedly used in the theft was also seized.“During questioning, the accused allegedly told police that they had committed the theft with the help of other associates. Three teams have been formed to identify and arrest the remaining suspects,” Singh said.Surajpur police station SHO Sanjay Singh said Adil was named in several other cases, including theft cases registered at Bannadevi, Khair and Sasni Gate police stations in Aligarh district. His alleged criminal record also includes an Arms Act case in Khair and a gambling-related case at Surajpur police station. Bilal and Salman have also been named in an Arms Act case registered at Surajpur.Police said the investigation was continuing to establish the role of other suspects and recover any additional stolen property.
