Gurugram Police have apprehended two people affiliated with an interstate vehicle theft racket. The suspects used GPS jammers and a instrument to manufacture duplicate keys for his or her felony actions, officers mentioned. The authorities disclosed that seven stolen autos, together with 4 SUVs and a motorbike, together with the instruments employed within the theft, had been seized from the suspects.
Acting on a lead, legislation enforcement arrested the duo within the neighborhood of the New Palam Vihar and Kherki Daula areas on March 7. The arrested people have been recognized as Sunil Kumar (44) from Haryana’s Jhajjar district and Amit Kumar Jangid (29) from Udaipur district in Rajasthan. Both have studied until Class 12, they added.
During police interrogation, the duo revealed that they used an digital machine that might make duplicate keys and in addition stored jammers with them to disable the GPS of the vehicle they had been stealing. They additionally communicated on walkie-talkies with one another in the course of the thefts, the police mentioned.
What was duo’s modus operandi?
Explaining their modus operandi, the police mentioned the accused used to first recce an space to discover a automotive parked at an remoted spot. They then broke the glass of the vehicle, make a reproduction key, set up jammers to disable the GPS and at last flee with the automotive. “After stealing the car, they would take it to Jodhpur in Rajasthan and sell it for Rs 1 lakh or more,” a Gurugram police spokesperson mentioned.
Of the seven autos recovered from their possession, the gang had stolen 4 from Gurugram and three from Delhi, the spokesperson mentioned. Sunil has seven instances registered towards him for theft, theft and below the Arms Act in Delhi. A case below the Arms Act can be lodged towards him in Gurugram, the official mentioned.
Things recovered by police
Apart from the autos, two walkie-talkie units, a key-making gear, one rechargeable drill machine, machine to interrupt automotive glass, 20 automotive keys and 4 pairs of pretend quantity plates had been recovered from their possession, the police mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
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