'The big laptop heist': Delhi's ‘Bunty and Babli’ con duo arrested
Hindustan TimesIn what appears to be the plot of Bollywood's popular movie ‘Bunty & Babli’, a real-life con duo from Delhi has been arrested by the police after a string of audacious thefts. The con couple, identified as Pawan Kumar Bir Singh and Anita Sharma, were apprehended on a train near Bihar's Bodh Gaya last week, following their alleged involvement in the theft of 38 laptops from a Nagpur trader, The Times of India reported. The duo, who adopted the moniker 'Bunty and Babli' of the famed movie characters, are also accused of stealing 85 laptops valued at a staggering ₹35 lakh from a shop in Noida. How Pawan, Anita lured traders Pawan and Anita approached laptop traders under the guise of directors of an IT company and used their charm and ingenuity to seal deals with them, TOI reported adding that their smooth talk and Anita’s proficient English managed to win over the showroom owner, who willingly supplied 38 laptops to be set up as workstations in a rented hall near Laxmi Nagar.