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Mohali: Mohali Police of Punjab has exposed an international luxury car theft gang. The gang has so far sold more than 400 stolen cars in India and abroad. The members of this gang are so clever that they used to first buy accidental total loss cars and keep their documents with them.
Then they used to dismantle the accidental cars and steal the same luxury cars with their documents. They used to tamper with the chassis number and engine number of the dismantled cars. After this, they used to sell these cars to their customers in the United States and neighbouring countries. Police have nabbed two people from the gang. Police have recovered nine cars from them.
SSP Mohali Dr. Sandeep Garg made this disclosure in a press conference. This is the first gang of its kind.
SSP said that police had arrested an accused named Ramesh a few days ago in a case related to car theft. This gang has been revealed in the interrogation with him. He told me about the mastermind of the gang, Amit. Both of them are residents of Rohtak, Haryana. However, Amit was trying to flee abroad. During this time, police arrested him at Delhi airport. He has admitted that he had bought accidental vehicles from many states, after which he used to carry out the crime.
Interviews with Amit have revealed that the main handler of this gang is Khihoto Achomi, a resident of Dimapur, Nagaland. He used to sell all the stolen cars further. So far, he has sold more than 400 cars in other countries after crossing the border. These cars have been sold in other neighbouring states, including Bhutan. The role of any government official has not come to light yet. A case has been registered against the accused in Sohana police station. The said person has not been arrested yet.
This gang has been active in the whole country for the last 14–15 years. Mohali Police has identified about 77 cars out of 400. Out of these, 9 cars have also been recovered. The recovered cars include five Fortuner cars, two Innova Crysta cars, one Creta, and one Brezza car. Police have also identified those who used to put the engine and chassis number of the accident car on the stolen car.
