Delhi’s ‘Bunty and Babli’ con duo arrested after a string of audacious thefts

The duo, who adopted the name Bunty and Babli are accused of stealing over 80 laptops.

Taking inspiration from the film Bunty Aur Babli, a real-life con duoadopted the same names and have been involved in a string of audacious thefts. The duo from Delhi identified as Pawan Kumar Bir Singh and Anita Sharma was last week arrested on a train near Bihar’s Bodh Gaya.

Bunty & Babli, real-life con duo arrested.

Pawan Kumar Bir Singh and Anita Sharma, who adopted the names Bunty & Babli were apprehended on a train near Bihar’s Bodh Gaya, last week. They were accused of a string of audacious thefts, stealing more than 80 laptops. They were arrested following their alleged involvement in the theft of 38 laptops from a Nagpur trader, as reported by The Times of India. The duo, who adopted the moniker ‘Bunty and Babli’ of the famed characters are also accused of stealing 85 laptops valued at a staggering ₹35 lakh from a Noida’s shop.

The big laptop heist by the con duo Bunty & Babli.

According to the police, the criminals stole at least 150 laptops from different cities and subsequently sold them in the grey markets in Delhi. The Times of India further reported that after a successful heist, Pawan and Anita would escape to holiday destinations until their ill-gotten gains ran dry similar to the lead characters in the 2005 film Bunty Aur Babli.

Pawan and Anita would approach laptop traders under the guise of being directors of an IT company and would use their charm and ingenuity to seal deals with them. This resulted in a showroom owner willingly supplying 38 laptops to be set up as workstations in a rented hall near Laxmi Nagar. After concluding their recent heist in Nagpur, they had their eyes on conducting a robbery in Puri; however, the police caught wind of their plans and arrested them.