2 from gang of autolifters arrested
With the arrest of two persons in connection with vehicle theft cases, the Delhi police has claimed to have busted a gang involved in stealing luxury cars. A police official said that the accused used to break the electronic system of target vehicles by changing its electronic control module (ECM), which is considered to be the brain of a car.
The gang, armed with hi-tech machines through which they prepare keys of any car within minutes, is on the prowl in south and southeast delhi, the police said. According to the police, Nadeem, alias Waleddin, and Suresh were arrested on August 6 and seven luxury cars recovered at their instance so far.
The police official said they got a tip off about a hi-tech gang of auto-lifters following which barricades were erected on road in front of Cambridge Public School, S.N. Puri. At around 5 pm, a Honda City car was spotted. When its driver was signalled to stop, he sped off.
“After a long chase, Nadeem was apprehended from the car while his associate managed to escape,” said DCP (southeast) P. Karunakaran.
During investigation, at the instance of Nadeem alias Waleddin, six more luxury cars were recovered along with two Italian-made key-making machines, 249 keys, 70 ECMs, six car registration certificates, 28 door locks, 37 steering locks, 13 number plates, 35 other lock breaking tools, one drill machine, nine mobile phones and a computer, the police said.
Suresh, who is the supplier of keys and key-making machines, was arrested at Nadeem’s instance.
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