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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Vehicle lifting racket busted

Think twice before you employ a driver. It could just cost you your dream car!

City Police has busted a vehicle theft racket and arrested its kingpin Sultana Parveen alias Bhabhi, on charges of planting drivers and subsequently lifting vehicles.

Manoj Gupta, a listed criminal who has been arrested and sent to jail thrice in the last 10 months, has also been arrested for masterminding lifting of a number of vehicles.

Police said, “The gang was picked up just when they were planning to lift more new vehicles in connivance with the drivers they had planted.”

The driver first try to gain confidence of the employer and then finding a suitable opportunity goes missing with the car. By the time the employer comes to know about it, the job is done.

Senior Superintendent of Police (City) AP Tiwari informed that Bhabhi is a most-wanted criminal in Meghlaya and she operates from Shillong and Barpeta in connivance with Gupta, another hardcore car lifter.

Shah Alom, husband of Bhabhi, has also been arrested.

The other members of the gang include Dharam Nath Pandit, Gauranga Das and Samaresh Barman.

Asserting that the rate of vehicle thefts has witnessed a dip in the last six months, Tiwari said that the vehicles are mostly sold in neighbouring States of Nagaland and Manipur.

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