It is learned that he stole the vehicle, parked it at his place and then sought the details of the stolen vehicle/owner on Zipnet and demanded money. raj is alone in the world of car thieves. Despite having a knack for stealing vehicles, there was no network to dispose of them. In this background, he made a new plan to sell money along with vehicle theft. He used the police portal for that. Yes, he stole the vehicle, parked it at his place and then searched the stolen vehicle/owner details on Zipnet (Zonal Integrated police Network). It is learned that they would then contact the owners on whatsapp and ask them to pay a small sum of Rs 5000-10,000 to get their bike or car back.
With this plan, raj has managed to target at least 16 people in the last few months. However, his luck seems to have run out recently. That is, the police tracked him down and arrested him. police detected theft of vehicles, mostly bikes, in Delhi's Moti Nagar, Khayala, Paschim vihar, prashant vihar, Greater Kailash, Vikasapuri, Tilak Nagar, Najafgarh and Paharganj. Further, the accused told the police that he was a frequent surfer on Zipnet and could check the status of stolen vehicles in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. And, "Users can check stolen vehicle information by selecting FIR/DRC date range and state or by entering vehicle type, registration number, engine number and chassis number. Access to complete list of stolen vehicles is also available," an official explained.
It is also learned that raj fell into the trap of the police when they started investigating the theft of an eco van from South West Delhi. "The team reached the spot and checked the CCTV footage. The route followed by the miscreants was traced and analysed," DCP (Dwaraka) M Harshvardhan said. In the meantime, the complainant received a whatsapp call in which the caller said he knew about the thieves and where his stolen Echo was parked. Also, the complainant paid Rs.5000 through Paytm. He also said that he is ready to share information if paid.
The victim informed the police about this and they have put the accused under surveillance. Later, it was also reported that the suspect was arrested from nihal Vihar and four stolen bikes were recovered from him.
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