Crime branch bhopal busted a gang of vehicle lifters arrested four gang members, recovered 2 four wheelers and 3 vehicles in parts worth Rs 5 lakhs; gang dismantles stolen vehicle in 2 hours and would dispose parts which was done to evade suspicion.
The gang used to steal four wheelers by breaking the lock and have stolen vehicles from different places of Bhopal.
The accused used to recce on a motorcycle and stole the vehicle. Used to sell stolen four wheelers to the scrap dealers of Dewas.
In coordination with TT Nagar and Shahjehanabad police crime branch team nabbed three accused identified as Aftab Ali alias Shahrukh, Mohammad Shahrukh Khan, Shoaib Ali and recovered Maruti Zen car and motorbike Honda Unicorn used to recce before thefts.
The arrested revealed that two cars stolen from Kohefiza area and sold to Nawab Shah, Mubarak Khan, Kallu Shah, residents of Dewas, who are scarp dealers. The three were nabbed from Dewas.
The police have recovered 2 vehicles which were intact while parts of three vehicles sold to the scrap dealers.
In the interrogation by the accused, the four wheelers parked outside the houses were targeted by recce using motorcycle and steal them. For theft, accused accepted theft of the vehicle by breaking the lock of the vehicle.
Police would investigate number of vehicles disposed by the scrap dealers and for how long they have been operating the nexus.
