Interstate Gang of Auto Lifters Busted

INTERSTATE GANG OF AUTO LIFTERS BUSTED :

SIX ACCUSED INCLUDING TWO NEPAL RESIDENTS ARRESTED :

SIXTEEN STOLEN LUXURY CARS RECOVERED.

South District Police has arrested a six member Gang of Auto lifters involved in auto lifting and selling the vehicles in different states as well as in Nepal and recovered Sixteen stolen cars including one Tata Safari, two Scorpio, two Hyundai Accent, four Tata Indica, three Maruti Alto, two Santro, one Maruti Wagon R and one Maruti 800 CC car, at their instance. Implements used for auto lifting have also been recovered.

ACCUSED ARRESTED ARE :

1. Mohd. Shabbu @ Raju age 21 years S/o Dilshad r/o Vill. Mahalki, PS Jansath, Distt. Muzaffar Nagar, U.P.

2. Mohd. Arkaan age 35 years S/o Mohd. Jamil r/o Miyan Mata Ka Thana, Sambhal, Distt. Muradabad, U.P.

3. Riyaz age 35 years S/o Mohd. Sharif r/o Vill. Sambhal, PS. Sambhal, Distt. Muradabad, U.P.

4. Ansar Ahmed age 50 years S/o Abdul Aziz r/o Vill. Mohalla Khajusarai, PS, Nakhasa, Sambhal, Distt. Muradabad, U.P.

5. Vinod Parkash Chaudhary age 20 years S/o Late Bhim Singh r/o V & PO Danapur, Lalkothi, Distt. Patna, Bihar. (Now settled in Nepal)

6. Mangal Paswan age 22 years S/o Jitu Paswan r/o Vill. Danapur, Sultanpur, PS Danapur, Distt. Patna, Bihar. (Now settled in Nepal)

INCIDENT & TEAM

On 02.12.2008, at about 6.00 PM, a secret information was received at Special Staff South District that two Auto lifters namely Mohd. Arkaan and Raju shall assemble near a temple at M.B. Road in a Silver colour stolen Hyundai Accent car bearing fake registration no. DL-3CAL-3257 for selling it through his gang members. The information was conveyed to Sh. K.S. Bhatnagar, ACP/Operations South District and a special team under the supervision of Inspr Vijay Singh I/C Special Staff, South District, comprising of SIs Surender Dahiya, Jeet Singh and Aishveer Singh, ASI Gyanender, HCs Vinod, Ram Kishan, Hawa Singh, Vijay Kumar, Shiv Kumar, Sailesh Kumar, Raj Kumar, Cts.. Subhash, Shailender Singh and Raghuvir Singh was constituted and deployed around the location of secret information at M.B. Road to apprehend the accused.

At about 7.00 PM, a silver colour Hyundai Accent car bearing the description and registration no.. matching with the secret information was directed to stop for checking, but the occupants of the vehicle tried to speed away. However, the team members deployed in two different groups intercepted the vehicle by blocking its way with the help of their vehicle. The occupants of the vehicle tried to flee leaving their vehicle but were chased and over powered by the staff members. On checking, they could not produce the papers of the vehicle. On checking from the Engine and Chasis no. of the vehicle, it was found to be stolen from Police Station New Friends

Colony area vide FIR no. 633/08 U/s 379 IPC. The accused were identified as Mohd. Shabbu @ Raju S/o Dilshad r/o Vill. Mahalki, PS Jansath, Distt. Muzaffar Nagar, UP and Mohd. Arkaan age 35 years S/o Mohd. Jamil r/o Miyan Mata Ka Thana, Sambhal, Distt. Muradabad, U.P. A case vide FIR no. 95/08 U/s 186/353/411/482/34 IPC was registered against the accused at PS Saket, they were arrested and investigation taken up.

On sustained interrogation, in the police custody remand, accused Mohd. Arkaan disclosed that he along with his gang members had been involved in auto lifting since last four years. He was arrested for the first time in year 2004 at PS Gandhi Maidan Patna in a case of auto lifting. He was also arrested at PS Sambhal in the year 2005 in case of Attempt to Murder and again in the year 2006 he was arrested in three case of auto lifting in Bihar. Three Scorpio including one stolen from the area of PS K.M. Pur, Delhi vide FIR no. 517/06 was recovered from his possession. He further disclosed that he came in contact with one Azad r/o Patna, Bihar through one of his earlier associate Mohd. Masroor. Azad introduced him to one Shahabuddin r/o Nepal who used to receive stolen vehicles from Arkaan through Vinod and Mangal Paswan. Ansar had been also receiving stolen vehicles from Arkaan. The implements used for auto lifting have also been recovered from the possession of the gang members.

Accused Mohd. Shabbu @ Raju disclosed that he had been involved in auto lifting since last three years and was arrested for the first time in the year 2003 in a case of Attempt to Murder at PS Meerapur, Distt. Muzaffar Nagar, UP.

Accused Ansar is receiver of the stolen vehicles. He was arrested for the first time in the year 2004 by the special staff of North East District, Delhi.

Accused Vinod and Mangal Paswan are settled in Nepal and had been instrumental in crossing over the stolen vehicles to international border at Raxaul, Nepal.

Following the disclosures and at the instance of the accused, the members of the special team conducted raids in different states and recovered Sixteen stolen cars including one Tata Safari, two Scorpio, two Hyundai Accent, four Tata Indica, three Maruti Alto, two Santro, one Maruti Wagon R and one Maruti 800 CC car.

Further investigation is in progress..

(H.G.S. DHALIWAL)

Deputy Commissioner of Police:

South District, New Delhi.

DETAILS OF VEHICLES RECOVERED : S. No.Make & Regn. No.FIR No.U/SP.S.

1. Hyundai Accent DL-3CAB-9960586/08379 IPCKalkaji

2. Tata Indica DL-8CN-45781514/08379 IPCIndrapuram,Gzb/UP

3. Tata Indica HR-51-U-30491517/08379 IPCIndrapuram,Gzb/UP

4. Santro DL-8CL-3401315/08379 IPCKeshavpuram

5. Scorpio DL-4CNB-0766613/08379 IPCShakarpur

6. Tata Indica DL-3CAC-7242589/08379 IPCN.F.Colony

7. Tata Indica DL-3CAC-8113371/08379 IPCLajpat Nagar

8. Maruti Alto UP-80-AU-8389605/08379 IPCAnand Vihar

9. Scorpio DL-2FBN-0009594/08379 IPCPreet Vihar

10. Maruti Alto DL-3CZ-9461325/08379 IPCAmar Colony

11. Santro DL-2FH-003576/08379 IPCGovind Puri

12. Hyundai Accent UA-07J-9489633/08379 IPCN.F. Colony

13. Maruti 800 DL-3CR-5631826/08379 IPCMalviya Nagar

14. Maruti Alto DL-1-CL-0421

DETAILS BEING VERIFIED

15. Tata Safari HR-51-U-4014

16. Wagon - R UP-22E-7551

IMPLEMENTS OF AUTO LIFTING RECOVERED :

1. Sixty five unprepared keys of different makes.

2. One Drilling Machine with full set of cutters.

3. Three Plyers & two Screw Drivers.

4. One Crowbar and one Torch.