Rajkot: Man sells stolen cars using junked chassis numbers

RAJKOT: Acting on a tip off, Anjar police of Kutch arrested a vehicle scrap dealer from Anjar town using chassis and engine numbers of scrapped vehicles on stolen cars and selling them in the market.
Police carried out a raid at Zam Zam scrap located on Anjar-Bhuj bypass and seized four cars — one Swift Dzire and three Alto cars from the dealer and arrested Haroon Umar Kumbhar for the crime.
“The accused used scrapped Swift’s chassis and engine numbers for a stolen car from Tamil Nadu and was about to sell it in the market. There seems to be a big racket and there may be more people involved in crime,'' police said.
Police also seized scrap materials worth Rs 10,000 from the workshop in Anjar.