The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a 33-year-old notorious auto lifter after a brief encounter in Najafgarh. The accused, Pramod, alias Ganja, used to steal luxurious cars from various posh colonies on demand of receivers.
“Pramod told the police that he along with his associates used to steal luxury cars from posh colonies of Delhi-NCR after stealing the keys from cleaners or security guards outside big houses. They then used to replace the original key with a fake one. later on, when the owner was not able to open his car using the fake key, he got a duplicate. They then chased the owner and waited for him to park the car somewhere. Once the owner parked the car, they stole it using the key they had stolen earlier. In this way, they have stolen hundreds of luxurious vehicles from posh colonies of Delhi-NCR and disposed off the same in various areas of Western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar said
“A team of Inter-border Gangs Investigation Squad has arrested the kingpin of the gangs of auto-lifters active in Delhi after a brief encounter in Najafgarh area. He used to steal luxury cars from various posh colonies on demand of receivers. Nine stolen cars including a Fortuner, Eco Sports, Honda City, Baleno and Swift cars with a country made pistol have been recovered”, the Joint CP added
One of the Assistant Sub-Inspectors of the Crime Branch was tipped off about the movement of Pramod that he will be coming to Kakrola village from Najafgarh via Dwarka side in a Maruti Swift car. accordingly, police under DCP Bhisham Singh laid a trap near Delhi Jal Board, he said.
While the cops managed to intercept him, he tried to escape and fired at the police team however he was caught. During interrogation, Pramod revealed that he is involved in more than 24 criminal cases across Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, Kumar said.