Delhi Police on Wednesday recovered the quick response team (QRT) police vehicle which was stolen from South Extension 1 ahead of Independence Day on August 5.
Police said that they have arrested a person in connection to the case.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, south-east district, Romil Baaniya, said the accused has been identified as Ajay alias Adesh, a resident of Tughlaq lane Jhuggis.
The DCP said that on the instance of the accused two more cars, a Honda City and a Swift, which was stolen from Defence Colony police station was also recovered.
On August 6, the theft took place from South Extension 1 area after the driver had gone home in the vehicle and parked it outside his house in Kotla Mubarakpur, said police.
He went to his house and later when he returned to the parking spot and found the vehicle missing.
A PCR call was immediately made by the complainant and messages flashed across Delhi. A First Information Report was also registered in this respect.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (south-east) Romil Baaniya stated that the stolen QRT Gypsy was spotted parked in Govindpuri area on the night of 14th August, a day before Independence Day, during patrolling by the staff of police station of Govindpuri.
Following the recovery of stolen gypsy, surveillance was kept over the area and CCTV footages were checked and human intelligence was gathered. Based on the investigation the accused was arrested.
Police said that on the day when the accused stole the vehicle he did not notice that it is a police vehicle as it was dark but after he came to know that the gypsy belongs to cops when he parked the car at one place and then decided to never set it.
At his instance, police recovered two other cars.
The DCP further said the accused Ajay is previously involved in two cases, a case of Arms Act and the other, a case of theft.