Bengaluru: Continuous investigation of murder cases helps the police solve a series of vehicle thefts reported in and around the city.
Twenty-four wheels worth RS 1.8 Crore have been confiscated from Shabbir Khan, in their 30s, Banakakari residents.
Active search for his colleague Shaktivelu and Saravanna from Hosur in Tamil Nadu.
In November 2018, Abdul Sahid, a driver with a Van ATM, lost with Rs 75 lakh from Kg Halli.
This case was cracked in May this year and the police have arrested four colleagues.
They told the police that they had killed Sahid, a resident of Wilson Garden from Assam, after he refused to be part of their conspiracy to steal money.
They throw away the body at Ghat Sakleshpur.
The police have restored Rs 3.5 Lakh, two SUVs, three two-wheeled and 120 grams of gold from the defendant.
The police have not found a car used in crime while arresting the suspects.
The accusation told them that they had thrown it immediately after committing a crime.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) SD Sharanappa said: “The defendant said they had sold the car to Khan.
But they did not have a lot of detail Khan.
We track it to his workplace in Hosur.
Khan had bought a car from the defendant and sold it in Tamil Nadu after changing the plate The number and produce fake documents.
He used to steal a car from the city.
He will change the registration number of Karnataka with Tamil Nadu.
He sells a lot, claims the cars are owned by travel agents who want to sell them because of financial losses suffered by pandemics.
“Other officers Saying Shaktivelu and Saravanna are massive offenders who deal with stolen cars.
“According to Tamil Nadu police, Trio has sold more than 50 cars since 2018 by forging documents,” he said.