THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two youths, who would take expensive video cameras and gadgets on rent and then resell it on web platforms like OLX, were arrested by Varkala police here on Saturday.
The accused are Nijaz (27), a resident of Vilavoorkonam, Kalluvathukal, and Sreeraj (26), a resident of South Paravur, Ernakulam.
Both of them are also accused of vehicle theft and ganja sale.
Police are looking for one more gang member, a resident of Kasaragod.
According to police, the accused would forge Aadhaar cards and give them to shops to take cameras on rent.
They would pose as professional camera technicians.
Nijaz used the fake name Jackon Fernandez.
They would take cameras on rent and post the same on OLX for sale.
They were arrested from a resort in Varkala.
The duo were held while trying to sell a camera owned by Ajay, a resident of Vakathanam.
They were found to have sold a camera worth Rs 2 lakhs owned by Raj Hiran, a resident of Karamana, and the camera of Silbose, a resident of Neyyatinkara.
The team has recovered the stolen goods.
The gang committed similar fraud in Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur.
They have been remanded in judicial custody.