Saturday, 10 AUGUST 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Police apprehended the leader and three members of an interstate gang involved in a series of thefts in car showrooms. The gang used Google to mark the showrooms for theft. The accused have been charged with breaking into two car showrooms on Haridwar Bypass Road, where they stole cash, laptops, and other items, the Dehradun senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said. He informed that a complaint was lodged by the managers of DPM Hyundai and Maruti Nexa showrooms about two thefts on August 7. The police registered cases and began their investigation. He said that multiple teams were formed in the Nehru Colony police station to investigate the case. The teams conducted a thorough inspection of the crime scenes and analysed CCTV footage, which led to the identification of the suspects. The SSP said that the police received a tip-off on August 8 about the suspects returning to Dehradun, possibly to commit another crime. Acting on this information, the police launched a search operation and arrested four accused from the Jogiwala area. The arrested accused were identified as Mewalal Mohite (32), Sunil Mohite (32), Dev Singh Solanki (35) and Suresh alias Suraj Mahatva (19). The police also recovered the stolen items from their possession, including cash and laptops, along with the tools used in the thefts. The accused belong to Madhya Pradesh. Singh said that Mewalal revealed during interrogation that he had previously committed thefts at Oberoi Motors and Tanya Automobiles in the Patel Nagar area in March 2024. After being arrested and released on bail, he planned further thefts in Dehradun and Haridwar, targeting multiple car showrooms. The accused had meticulously planned these crimes by gathering information through Google and conducting reconnaissance of the targeted locations, the SSP said. The police are now investigating the gang’s involvement in similar thefts in other States as well, he added.
