Chittor police arrest six vehicle thieves, impound 20 scooters

Udaipur: The Chittorgarh police busted an intra-state racket where vehicles from different cities and towns were stolen and sold at other places. Six people were arrested while 20 vehicles were seized. Those arrested are Mahipal Singh, Ganesh Dhobi, Laxman Chaudhary, Shravan Singh, Ayub Makani and Sawai Singh.

Chittorgarh SP Deepak Bhargava said a special team from Kotwali Police Station was constituted and led by ASP Sarita Singh and DSP Amit Singh. The team investigated vehicle theft cases that were reported from several places and nabbed a gang from Pali. The gang confessed that it had stolen 20 two-wheelers from different cities. The gang members had stolen motorcycles and scooters from Rajsamand, Falna, Sumerpur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Udaipur and other cities.

“The mastermind behind the thefts is Mahipal Singh who earlier lived in Chittorgarh. His family moved to Sumerpur in 2005 after he was accused in a vehicle theft case. Mahipal Singh continued his criminal activities. He visited Chittorgarh and Udaipur frequently and stole vehicles which were then sold in towns of Marwar area,” SP Deepak Bhargava said. The officer also said that the gang had thrown chilli powder at a bank employee a month ago before decamping with his bag containing Rs 49,000.