A file picture of crowds of devotees thronging the Lalbaug Cha Raja pandal on August 28. Pic/DattaâÂu00c2u0080Âu00c2u0088Kumbhar

That the festival season is also when thieves make merry has been proven true in a recent arrest at Mumbai's most famous Ganesh pandal, Lalbaugcha Raja. The city police have busted a gang from Varanasi, who had come all the way to the city to steal mobile phones.