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Noida, November 8 (IANS) Noida Police has busted a gang involved in stealing four-wheelers in several districts and states.
Acting on a tip-off, police from Sector-113 police station arrested four notorious criminals from Supertech Romano T-Point in Sector-118, recovered parts of 10 dismantled stolen cars worth approximately Rs 50 lakh from them.
Besides this, the police also seized two vehicles used in the theft and high-tech equipment used to break car locks.
According to officials, the gang operated mostly at night, targeting vehicles parked along main roads, near hotels or in public parking spaces. They would carefully survey the area, and when they got the chance, break the driver-side lock to steal the car.
After being stolen, the vehicles were taken to different locations, where they were disassembled into parts. These spare parts were then sold to scrap dealers at throwaway prices, making it difficult to trace the original vehicles.
To avoid detection, the gang members never used mobile phones during their operations.
The police described the arrested people as professional criminals who had been working for many years. The earnings from the stolen vehicles were reportedly spent on personal expenses and legal proceedings in their pending criminal cases.
The arrested suspects have been identified as: Monu alias Yashveer (30), resident of Bulandshahr district; Jagan Yadav (40), resident of Bulandshahr district; Imran (40), resident of Gautam Buddha Nagar district; And
Sohanbir (32), resident of Aligarh district.
His educational background is from 6th to 12th class.
Police revealed that the main accused Monu has a long criminal record. He is already facing 17 cases in Delhi, Bulandshahr and Gautam Buddh Nagar under serious charges including theft, dacoity, Gangster Act and Arms Act.
Investigators said the gang was active for years and operated as part of a wider network involved in vehicle theft and illegal spare part trade in western Uttar Pradesh and surrounding areas.
Further investigation is underway to locate other members of the network and recover more stolen assets.
–IANS
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