NEW DELHI: An investigation into a car theft case in southwest Delhi has led cops to Mukhmelpur village in Alipur, where they stumbled upon a godown where high-end stolen cars were being dismantled by a gang. An investigation has revealed that the gang was being run by a cancer patient, who is currently admitted to a hospital for treatment, police said. The gang is suspected of having dismantled over 50 vehicles stolen from posh areas of south, southwest and west Delhi. Four people have been arrested in the case.Lucky (36) allegedly managed the godown under the supervision of his cousin, Ashish. Safeek (21) and Majim Ali (25) and dismantled the vehicles. Ram Sanjeevan (60) transported the parts to scrap dealers, police said. Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Manoj C said on January 8 they received a complaint from a resident of Anand Niketan about the theft of his SUV. “A team under inspector (anti-auto theft squad) Gautam Malik was formed, and they checked more than 200 CCTV cameras to trace the route of the stolen vehicle. It took them to Mukhmelpur village in Alipur and the godown was identified,” DCP said.Four people were nabbed while they were cutting and dismantling a stolen car. Police recovered more than 50 parts, including engines, glass, doors, and chassis from the godown. “We found the front glass of the SUV that was stolen from Anand Niketan,” the officer said. Police said Lucky was running the godown for Ashish, who is a blood cancer patient and admitted to a private hospital in Delhi. “Ashish had good connections with thieves. Lucky visited the hospital in the morning to take care of Ashish, who gave him the location of the vehicle,” police said. Thieves would park the vehicle at a certain location and then inform Ashish, who then informed his cousin.“The gang had mainly dismantled SUVs and other high-end cars. There is a high demand for their parts on the grey market,” the officer said. The gang supplied vehicle parts to other states.
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