India News | Vehicles Lifters' Gang Busted in UP; 7 Held

Lucknow, Jul 21 (PTI) Police claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle lifters with the arrest of seven persons here on Tuesday.

As many as 62 luxury four-wheelers were recovered from them, a statement issued by police said.

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A joint team of crime branch and Chinhat police station arrested seven persons from Kalli Paschim and Kamta tri-section. They have been identified as Satpal, Manoj Kumar, Ain-ul-Haq, Israr, Jiyaul and Vinod, it said.

The luxury cars worth Rs 6 crore were recovered after their interrogation, police said.

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The gang members obtained vehicle and chasis numbers of damaged vehicles and used them on stolen vehicles, they said.

A case has been registered against them under various sections of the IPC at Chinhat police station, police said.

The Lucknow Police Commissionerate, in a statement, claimed that it is one of the biggest seizures of luxury cars so far.

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