Fazilka: Police bust vehicle lifters’ gang, 2 arrested with 15 vehicles
Fazilka, September 17, 2019: The Fazilka police have busted a gang of vehicle lifter with recovery of 15 vehicles of the value of Rs.1.25 crore.
A tip-off was received at the police end that Balwant Singh alias Baba of Muktsar and Rajiv Kumar of Baghapura in Moga district have formed a gang of vehicle lifter in connivance with some anti-social elements, headed by Mohammad Shakeel resident of Gaziabad (UP) and sell the stolen vehicles from other states, to the innocent persons by making the fake registration books with the help of clerks and private persons engaged by them in DTO office.
Working actively on the in-puts, the team members arrested two members of the gang – Balwant Singh Rajiv Kumar on Monday night along with one stolen Innova vehicle from Shateer Wala Maud and in all 15 vehicles of different brands, having value of Rs.1.25 crore, were recovered from the designated places.
A case under the various Sections have been registered at Fazilka CIA police station and further investigations are on, said Bhupinder Singh, SSP Fazilka.