stolen vehicles were taken to Nepal by road for disposal in the Market there...

25-09-2007

PRESS RELEASE NORTH DISTRICT

MEMBER OF DESPERATE INTER-STATE GANG OF AUTO LIFTERS ARRESTED: ONE LOADED FIREARM RECOVERED AT THE TIME OF ARREST :

FIVE VEHICLES STOLEN FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF DELHI RECOVERED AT HIS INSTANCE

With the arrest of Amrik Singh s/o Pyare Singh r/o T- 441, Baljeet Nagar, Patel Nagar, Delhi, North District police has unearthed an active gang of Auto Lifters, operating in Delhi and disposing off cars/motorcycles in Grey Market in Nepal.

TEAM AND INCIDENT

A team comprising of Inspr. Rajender Bhatia SHO/Kotwali, Inspr Vimal Kishore, Addl SHO/Kotwali, SI Subhash Meena, ASI S.S. Dogra and Ct. Prem Raj, 2231/N was constituted under the close supervision of Sh. Harendra K. Singh ACP/Kotwali.

On 20-09-2007, a specific information was received from one of the sources deployed in the area that a young man aged about 30-35 years carrying illegal Fire Arm was seen near SIS GANJ Gurudwara, Fountain Chowk. On receipt of this information, a trap was laid by the team at the place of information. At about 3.00 P.M one person who was later on identified as Amrik Singh s/o Payare Singh r/o T- 441, Baljeet Nagar, Patel Nagar, Delhi was spotted near parking SIS GANJ Gurudwara, Chandni Chowk road, Delhi. He was immediately intercepted and checked. On checking, he was found to be carrying a loaded country made Fire Arm of .315 bore. On this, a case of Arms Act was registered at PS Kotwali and the investigation was taken up.

INVESTIGATION AND INTERROGATION

During investigation the accused Amrik Singh was put to sustained interrogation so as to ascertain his motive for carrying Fire Arm with him. He disclosed that he was waiting for his accomplice namely Gurpreet Singh r/o Jaliyanwalan Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab to commit a crime during evening hours in the area of Chandni Chowk. During further interrogation, it surfaced that he is an active member of an Inter- State Gang of auto lifters being led by one Channa and Paley, the natives of Bilaspur, Uttarakhand. It further surfaced that accused Amrik Singh has been involved in at least nine cases of auto lifting registered in different Police Stations of Delhi. During investigation accused Amrik Singh led the police team to recover two Maruti Esteem cars, one Maruti 800 car and two Bajaj Pulsar motorcycles stolen from the areas of PSs Shalimar Bagh, Model Town, Inderpuri and Roop Nagar.

The accused Amrik Singh further disclosed that gang members were mostly active in North, West and North West Districts of Delhi. They used to dispose off the stolen vehicles in Nepal through one of their Nepalese contact namely Babu Ram. The Gang Members used to steal vehicles and park them in parking site of Sunder Lal Jain Hospital for a day or two. Thereafter, the stolen vehicles were taken to Nepal by road for disposal in the Market there. The average sale price for a motorcycle used to range between Rs. 12,000/- to 15,000/- and for a car Rs. 35,000/- to 50,000/-. The gang member who would take the stolen vehicle to Nepal used to get Rs. 2000/- extra as a commission in addition to his share in total booty.

A hunt has been launched to arrest the rest of gang members. Further investigation/ interrogation is in progress.

RECOVERY

1. Two Maruti Esteem cars
2. One Maruti 800 car
3. Two Bajaj Pulsar Motorcycles
4. One country made pistol (.315 bore)
5. One live cartridge (.315 bore)

PROFILE

1. Amrik Singh s/o Pyare Singh r/o T- 441, Baljeet Nagar, Patel Nagar, Delhi is 35 years old. He has studied upto class 11^th. He is married and has one daughter and one son. He is involved in this crime for the last 10 years and is an active member of an Inter- State Gang of auto lifters being led by one Channa and Paley, the natives of Bilaspur, Uttarakhand.

(DEVESH CHANDRA SRIVASTVA)

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

NORTH DISTRICT, DELHI.