Police busted an interstate gang of vehicle lifters on Wednesday. Police have arrested four people in connection with the case and the arrests have led to the recovery of one Scorpio bearing fake registration no- BR-01PG-7686 while its original registration no JH-21H-3146, One Swift car (BR-01EF- 9764), Lock opener device OBD star, Screw driver, 12 volt battery, 6 no of keys, Drill falli 6 pc ECM machine and tools from the accused’s possession. Police have now launched a lookout for the other mastermind of the gang.
The matter came to light when the Jarandih police received information about the movement of some miscreants in the city, following which they laid a trap near Khutri Polytechnic college in Bokaro under leadership of Jaridih police station in charge Vinay Kumar.
Police sources said that two vehicles one Swift and other Scorpio were coming fast from Phusro at around 1:30 in the night, then four criminals sitting in both the vehicles started running back after seeing the police, but with the promptness of the police, both the vehicles were seized and four miscreants on board were arrested,said SDPO Bermo Satish Chandra Jha.
Two of the accused were present in a Swift car and two were in Scorpio intercepted and they were nabbed by the police as they failed to provide valid documents.
During further interrogation, the duo confessed to being a part of an interstate vehicle lifters’ gang and disclosed the involvement of other members, who were hiding in Bihar.
According to a report, following the arrest, police seized weapons to break the vehicle's locks and some batteries and other materials from the accused's possession.
The accused have been identified as Ajit Sahani, 35, Arun Rai, 38, Shivam Kumar alias Fannu and Om Prakash Paswan,26 all belonging to Vaishali district in Bihar, who together have managed to steal over dozens cars in the last one year.