Eleven vehicles were recovered from two persons nabbed from Shahpura area on Sunday. A car and ten two-wheelers worth `8 lakh have been recovered from their possession.
While talking to media persons here on Monday, Additional SP Zone 2 Rajesh Singh Bhadouria said that the key accused Nirajan Meena used to steal the vehicles using master key and his accomplice Pravesh Chouksey used to identify the vehicles parked in the busy market and other places of the city. The two have stolen vehicles from different areas of the city and most of the vehicles have been stolen from Kolar and Shahpura area in the past few months.
Meena, hailing from Salamatpur in Raisen district is a watch list criminal and has been booked for several crimes in Salamatpur and Sanchi police station areas. The two used to steal vehicles by visiting the city, to return after stealing the vehicles and search for the customers who would purchase the vehicle enquiring less about the vehicle, he added.
During the vehicle checking drive at Shahpura area two men in a car were chased after they tried to evade the checking and when they were asked to provide they were not able to provide documents of the car and it confirmed stealing the vehicle. When the details of the car were checked in the portal of Regional Transport Office (RTO) it was found to be of Shahpura area and later it was confirmed that the car has been stolen from Shahpura area.
During further investigation police found that the vehicles were disposed at very low rates in nearby areas and providing the documents of the vehicle late was also guaranteed to those who would ask for documents.
In the further investigation more number of theft vehicles would be recovered and those who have helped in disposing, selling and purchasing of the vehicles would be searched and investigated, said the police.