Noida Police busts car theft gang, apprehend 8 suspects

With the arrest of eight suspects, the Noida Police on Friday said they have busted a key gang involved in the theft of cars in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR).
The police have recovered 10 cars, including a couple of Toyota Fortuners and Hyundai Cretas, from their possession, which were lifted by them from Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Gurugram.
The police suspect that the gang is involved in hundreds of vehicle thefts in Delhi NCR over the years, which were sold by them in states like Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh.
“It’s a complete chain of people involved in the theft of cars. From those breaking the lock and stealing it, then someone who handles the tampering of its chassis number and forgery of documents to buyers of stolen vehicles,” DCP (Noida) Harish Chander told reporters.
“Overall, eight people have been arrested in this case, and 10 cars that were stolen from Delhi, Ghaziabad Noida, and Gurugram were recovered,” said Chander, flanked by Additional DCP Shakti Mohan Avasthy, ACP 1 Rajneesh Verma, and ACP 2 Sushil Kumar.
The case was busted by a joint team of officials from the Sector 20 and the Phase 1 police stations in pursuance of information they had been receiving about the gang, he added.
ACP Verma said the numbers of some cars have been changed while a couple of cars are almost brand new with no number plates.