An autorickshaw, a two-wheeler and 108 phones were seized from suspects identified as K Umapathy (33), S Saravanan (30), L Naresh (30) and M Vinayagam (45) of Korukkupet, and Umar Farooq (30) of Tondiarpet.

Following several complaints of phone thefts at MTC buses, the special team of Kilpauk Deputy Commissioner K Karthikeyan launched a hunt for the suspects. While they traced some of the phones using IMEI numbers, inquiries led to the conclusion that one gang was behind all the thefts.