Three tyre thieves held

Tribune News Service

Faridabad, September 1

With the arrest of three persons, the police claimed to have busted a gang stealing vehicle tyres and steel rims in the national capital region (NCR).

A spokesperson of the Police Department said that two of the accused Raghav and Balwinder, both taxi drivers, were nabbed from Chhatarpur in New Delhi on August 26. Their accomplice identified as Fahim Ahmed, dealing in selling old tyres, was arrested from Sector 28 here on August 30.

He said the accused were wanted in 32 cases of tyre stealing carried out in the NCR in the past four years. While 10 cases have been registered in Faridabad, 22 cases have been filed in Delhi and Gurugram.

The police official said that the accused used to steal all the four tyres and rims during the night from the vehicles parked outside and leave the vehicles resting on sets of bricks. The stolen tyres and rims were then disposed of as used tyres to customers through the shop run by Fahim or similar outlets. The accused had earlier been arrested in a similar crime in Delhi and Gurugram, it is reported.

Several tyres, 10 alloy wheel rims, a jack, toolkit, a car used in the crime and Rs 28000 cash have been seized. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody after police custody and interrogation.