Suspect, shot put player, owns Range Rover, Ford Mustang

Amit Sharma

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 8

Amit Kumar, alias Sabhi (37), who owns a Range Rover Sport and Ford Mustang, is believed to have earned several crores by allegedly getting “ghost vehicles” registered on fake papers and later getting insurance claims for these by lodging complaints of vehicle theft.

Police sources said investigation into the unaccounted wealth earned by Amit revealed that he used to prepare fake documents, including sale papers with fake engine and chassis numbers, and get a registration certificate (RC) made from the registration authorities in Haryana.

“He used to then affix the fake number plate and engine and chassis numbers on one of the stolen vehicles to get the vehicle insured,” the sources said.

After the vehicle was insured, the suspect used to change the engine and chassis numbers and further sell it to a customer. “After a few months, the suspect used to lodge a complaint of vehicle theft with the police and get an untraced report of the vehicle, which never existed, to get the insurance claim,” said the sources.

They said in some cases, he used to get an RC of high-end luxury vehicle made and then hire a self-driven vehicle of the same model. “On fake papers and after changing the registration plate, he used to get the insurance done. Late, he used to return the vehicle. After a few months, he used to file a theft complaint and get the insurance claim,” the sources said.

The modus operandi helped him earn huge money through insurance claims.

A source in the STF wing of the Haryana Police revealed that Amit drove a Range Rover Sport worth around Rs1.15 crore and a Ford Mustang worth around Rs75 lakh.

A police official said Amit, a shot put player, hailed from a well-off family. Both his parents are retired teachers and his family has a few doctors as well.