Budgam Police busts inter district Gang of vehicle lifters; 04 arrested, 11 stolen vehicles recovered.
Budgam 15 Feb, CNS:Budgam Police busts inter district Gang of vehicle lifters during which 04 Persons have been arrested and 11 stolen vehicles have also recovered
SHO Police Station Budgam Insp.Mehboob Hussain Banday told CNS that On 09th February 2022, Police station Budgam received an information that a group of car jackers/thieves is operating in Budgam area who are involved in car theft in district Budgam and other parts of Kashmir valley and also from outside the UT of J&K.
The modus operandi of the said gang is to do the car theft, change their registration numbers (sometimes even change the body colour of stolen vehicle), prepare fake/forged documents and then sell the car on cheaper rates.
After preliminary verification of the information, a Case FIR number *28/2022 U/S 379,120-B,468-IPC* was registered at Police Station Budgam and investigation into the matter initiated.
During the course of investigation, police party of police station Budgam raided various places/locations in the district and recovered *11 stolen cars/motor cycles* as detailed below:-
1. Hyundai Creta = 01 No. Colour White.
2. Vitara Breza= 02 Nos. Colours White (Both)
3. Alto K 10 = 01 No. Colour Black.
4. Alto 800 = 03 Nos Colour One white (Original colour was Silver), two black.
5. Maruti Baleno= 01 No Colour Grey.
6. Skoda = 01 No. Colour White.
7. Motor Cycle Pulsar = 01 No Colour Black.
8. Motor Cycle Honda= 01 No. Colour Red.
04 accused in the instant case have been arrested and subsequently identified as:-
1. Firdous Ahmed Beigh son of Abdul Rashid Beigh resident of Nasrullahpora Budgam.
2. Ajaz Ahmed Mandoo son of Bashir Ahmed Mandoo resident of Rawalpora.
3. Irshad Ahmed Bhat son of Mohammad Sultan Bhat resident of Bugroo Khansahib.
4. Reyaz Ahmad son of Abdul Gani resident of Nasrullapora Budgam.
Till now the involvement of 03 more persons has been established,
However, due to multiple raids during the recovery of stolen vehicles, the said persons are evading their arrest. More arrests and recoveries of stolen vehicles in the instant case are expected during investigation of the instant case .(CNS)
