Delhi Police Arrest Two, Seize 12 Stolen Luxury SUVs Sold in Punjab and Rajasthan
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an interstate gang involved in the theft and resale of luxury SUVs, securing a major breakthrough during an investigation in Prashant Vihar on June 7. Officers arrested two key suspects and seized 12 high-end luxury vehicles that were fitted with fake number plates and accompanied by forged registration documents. The gang allegedly purchased stolen vehicles at throwaway prices, tampered with their identification numbers, and resold them in Punjab and Rajasthan.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Gurwinder Singh Bainka, 37, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, and Dashrath Bishnoi, 36, who resides in Bikaner, Rajasthan. According to the police, the two men allegedly bought the stolen vehicles for as little as Rs 4 lakh to Rs 5 lakh each before reselling them to buyers at much higher prices.
The crackdown followed a coordinated operation by a police team that had been closely tracking a rise in luxury vehicle thefts across Delhi. To map out the gang's operations, officers analyzed the pattern of thefts, reviewed CCTV footage, and gathered intelligence inputs.
"They zeroed in on some criminals who primarily targeted luxury SUVs at night and could unlock and drive away with them within minutes," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.
The police team subsequently received specific information that these stolen vehicles from Delhi were being transported to Punjab, particularly its border districts, before being sold.
The breakthrough in the case came on June 7 during the investigation of an auto theft case that had been registered at the Prashant Vihar police station. This led the police to Bainka and Bishnoi, resulting in their arrest and the recovery of the 12 high-end luxury vehicles.
According to investigators, the gang's method involved tampering with the engines and chassis numbers of the stolen SUVs. They then forged registration certificates to make the vehicles appear legitimate before putting them up for resale in Punjab and Rajasthan.
