Bhopal STF have busted a inter-State vehicle lifter gang and nabbed two gang members of Jabalpur who were trying to sell a SUV and recovered two more vehicles which were stolen by gang; two of the accused are wanted accused in murder cases and were having a reward of Rs 20,000.
Acting on a tip off regarding a tip off about two men trying to sell Ford Ecosport which was brought from Jabalpur were nabbed and when they were quizzed they confessed stealing vehicles and selling them in different areas using fake documents.
The nabbed accused were identified as Sajid Khan (42) and Aleem alias Sonu (32) of Jabalpur who were wanted in murder cases in Jabalpur and Satna in the year 2014 and 2017. Police nabbed Vinod Rai of Bhopal who used to provide shelter and help in disposal.
From the accused Ford Ecosports bearing registration number MP07CF1406 was seized and registration number was found fake. During investigation two more vehicles Scorpio bearing registration number MP07CB4632 and Maruti Swift Dzire bearing registration number MP09CM9047 were recovered from their possession.
After the preliminary investigation the police registered a case under sections 379, 420, 467, 471 and 212 of the IPC and later nabbed the accused. The gang used to sell stolen vehicles and financed vehicles by using registration numbers of damaged vehicles in other states.
The gang has also sold heavy loading trucks in Nagpur and Mysore. They have also stolen and sold vehicles in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. Details of vehicles stolen and disposed would be revealed in the further investigation.