Delhi Police Bust Inter-State Auto Theft Racket Spanning 5 States; 10 Arrested,31 Vehicles Recovered
In a major breakthrough, Delhi Police has dismantled a sophisticated inter-state auto theft syndicate operating across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh. The racket involved stealing high-end vehicles, tampering with chassis and engine numbers, and re-registering them using forged documents and manipulated digital records.The investigation, which began with a single SUV theft complaint in Pitampura, led to the arrest of ten accused, including the alleged kingpin Damandeep Singh alias Lucky. Police recovered 31 stolen luxury vehicles and uncovered a wider network involving insiders, including a government clerk and a software engineer.Officials believe over 1,000 vehicles may have been fraudulently registered, with some linked to other criminal activities such as narcotics trafficking. The probe remains ongoing.
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