Dehradun police have arrested two inter-state vehicle thieves on Thursday and recovered ten stolen vehicles from their possession. The accused have been identified as Sumit, native of Ghaziabad, and Ajay, native of Meerut, said SSP Pushpak Jyoti while interacting with media persons on Thursday noon.
He said that in view of increasing cases of vehicle thefts in the state capital, a team led by Nehru Colony Police Station in-charge sub-inspector Mukesh Tyagi was formed. The team members were deployed at various places to nab the accused. Special Operation Group (SOG) team members were also directed to work on such cases. Police received a tip- off that two vehicle thieves were roaming in Mothrowala area in the state capital. Acting on it, vehicle drives were launched at various places in Nehru Colony area. Team members saw two suspects roaming around Mothorawala area on a bike and a Scooty. When charged, they tried to flee the place, leaving their vehicles behind. The duo was arrested.
In course of interrogation, the accused are claimed to have admitted their offences, saying that both were operating a gang. They used a master key to steal the vehicles, they said during grilling. Based on what they admitted, police recovered ten vehicles from their possession. Four vehicles were stolen by the duo from Kotwali City area, Nehru Colony area and Doiwala area while six from Delhi. Manjeet Singh, a member of the gang, was recently arrested by Nehru Colony police.