A man in thirties, posing as a genuine buyer of the bike, took a Harley for a test drive, only to never return the bike. The incident took place in Gurugram's Sector 34.
Owner of the bike Ajay Singh alleged that the man who introduced himself as Rahul Nagar took the bike for a test drive but never returned. The stolen bike is reportedly worth Rs 7 lakh.
In his complaint, Ajay Singh of Palam Vihar area said that he had posted an advertisement on OlX to sell his Harley Davidson motorcycle and on June 13 a person named Rahul Nagar (30) contacted him via messages.
“He started chatting on WhatsApp with me regarding the details of the bike. We had decided to meet at CyberHub on June 15 at around 11.30 am. He met me there inspected the bike and said that he will revert back after discussing with his mechanic and friends,” the victim Ajay Singh, said.
During the discussion, the accused introduced himself that he is from Agra and he has marble business in Agra and he ships stone slabs to Canada as a business.
“The man was very good in communication and was speaking in fluent English. He had very detailed knowledge of bikes and seemed very polished and genuine buyer,” he said.
“The victim further said that, “On June 15, again he sent a WhatsApp message at 3.40 pm, asking me to come to Capital Harley Davidson showroom at Sector-34 in Gurugram.
“We met at Capital Harley showroom at around 5.52 p.m. on the same day and he inquired with the staff over there about the history of bike. After getting fully satisfied, we came out and closed the deal in 7 lakhs, he gave me 7 thousand as advance and asked for a test ride of the bike, and ran away with the bike,” he said.
later the victim called the accused's number several times but his number rang and then it was switched off.
“I waited there for long until I realised that he actually stole the bike and I dialled police helpline - 100 and explained the entire incident,” he said.
The victim said that he got a call back from police control room and they asked him to wait a little more for any possibility of him coming back else file a report in Sadar Police Station.
“On June 16 I went to Sadar Police Station but due to Eid, they asked me to come a bit later,” he added.
“We have booked a case under Sections 379 (theft) and Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after a complaint was lodged by the victim. The entire incident was captured in the CCTV cameras located inside and outside of the showroom. The police are studying the CCTV footage to develop an identity of the culprit, further probe into the matter is underway,” Inspector Sudeep Kumar said.