The Gurugram police has arrested four accused for stealing vehicles and making fake driving licenses, Pan cards, Aadhaar cards and other documents.
The probe team have also recovered 2 colour printers, one laptop, 1 grinder, 5 blades, 4 keys, 1 screwdriver, 2 debit cards, 1 credit card, 4 driving licenses, 2 Aadhaar cards, 2 PAN cards and 1 voting card.
According to the police, a victim Wazir Singh, who hails from Bhiwani district in Haryana but currently resides at Ashok Vihar Phase-III in Gurugram, stated to the police that his Mahindra pickup was stolen by some unknown persons.
A case in this regard was filed at the Sector-5 police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against unidentified accused persons. In connection with the incident, following a tip-off, crime branch Palam Vihar Gurugram managed to arrest the accused who were involved in the crime.
Those arrested have been identified as Shaukat of Palwal district in Haryana who was the kingpin of the gang, Sanjay khan, Tinku and Arif of Nuh district. During the investigation, Shaukat told the police that he stole the vehicle along with his aides while Arif used to create fake PAN cards, Aadhaar cards and driving licenses, which were used by him in original and used when needed. The accused used these fake documents so that the police could not arrest them," ACP (crime) Preet Pal Singh Sangwan said.
As of now, they have stolen five vehicles in Delhi, Gurugram, Nuh and Sikendrabad in Uttar Pradesh.
"The culprits will be taken on police remand for further probe. The investigation into the matter is underway," Sangwan said.