New Delhi: The Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police’s Outer North District has arrested two men in two separate operations and recovered seven stolen two-wheelers, according to a police release dated Wednesday.
At a glance
- Operation I: Jaswant, 27, arrested at Wazirpur Industrial Area; two motorcycles and three scooters recovered near Ramlila Ground in Rohini.
- Operation II: Mohsin arrested in Bhalaswa Dairy while riding a stolen bike; two stolen motorcycles recovered in all, linked to Vijay Vihar and Samaypur Badli police stations.
Receiver of stolen vehicles held
Police received secret information on November 3 about Jaswant, a resident of Pappu Colony in Rohini’s Sector 31, who was suspected of buying and selling stolen motorcycles and scooters. An AATS team picked him up at A-Block, Wazirpur Industrial Area.
During questioning, Jaswant allegedly disclosed that he had hidden five such vehicles near Ramlila Ground, Bhagwan Apartment, Sector 28, Rohini. At his instance, police recovered five vehicles there, two motorcycles and three scooters. Verification showed they were linked to theft cases registered at different police stations. He was arrested on November 4 under Section 35.1(e) of the BNSS.
Auto-theft case worked out
In the second operation, another AATS team raided the Bhalaswa Dairy area and stopped a man riding a motorcycle. He was identified as Mohsin, son of Salim Akhtar, and the bike was found to have been reported stolen in e-FIR No. 021479/2026 at Vijay Vihar police station. He was arrested on November 3 under Section 35.1(e) of the BNSS.
Mohsin also allegedly disclosed information about another stolen motorcycle. Police recovered it, and it was found to be linked to e-FIR No. 021670/2026 at Samaypur Badli police station.
Further investigation
Both operations were carried out under the guidance of Additional DCP-I Lokeshwaran R, with ACP (Operations) Dinesh Kumar supervising and Inspector Anand Kumar Jha, in charge of AATS, leading the squad. Police said further investigation is on to identify others in the auto-lifting network, trace how the vehicles were bought, sold and disposed of, and check whether the accused are involved in other unsolved vehicle thefts.
