The South Thimphu Police arrested three men on Tuesday for allegedly stealing Nu 50 M worth of Apple devices from an Apple store, iDesire, in Thimphu. The suspects are aged between 20 to 25 years and are all private employees.
All the stolen products were recovered by the police. iPhones, MacBook Pro and iPods were among the stolen products.
The incident occurred at about 12:40 am on last Friday. The owner complained to the police at 8 in the morning.
According to the Penal Code, Larceny is a felony of the third degree, if the value or the amounts involved in the crime exceed the total amount of the daily minimum national wage rate at the time of the crime for a period of thirty years or more. If convicted the suspects will be sentenced to a minimum of five years and a maximum of nine years.
Pema Seldon Tshering
Edited by Sonam
