Delhi: Gang that took 100 cars to Manipur busted

According to police, Juma would tamper with the chassis number of the cars and produce forged documents to get them registered with transport authorities in Manipur and Nagaland. Police are also probing the involvement of transport authorities in the racket.

“After Ajish was arrested, the car he was driving was identified to be stolen from Punjabi Bagh. Later, he told us that he sold the cars to people in other states. The gang has stolen more than 100 cars from Delhi,” an officer said.

Police claimed the stolen cars were sold to insurgent groups in the Northeast. After a police team went to Manipur to recover the cars, they had to drive the cars for more than 200 km out of the city.

“There was an insurgency in the area; underground groups were blocking roads and there was violence. Policemen drove the cars from Thoubal district to Imphal, from where it was brought to Delhi,” said a senior officer from the East district.