Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 9: Police arrested a car lifter and recovered the stolen vehicles here today.
A Police spokesman said that on May 2, Police Station Karan Nagar received a complaint from one Ghulam Ahmed Purzagar, a resident of Towheedabad Nowshera Soura at present shopkeeper, located at Gole Market Karan Nagar, Srinagar stating that his Alto car bearing registration number JK01H-9009 along with original documents of the vehicle and some personal belongings which were lying in the vehicle, has been stolen.
He said on this complaint, a case FIR Number 19/2018 under Section 379 RPC was registered and investigation was taken up and during the course of investigation, one Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, a resident of Nowpora Wagoora Baramulla was apprehended.
“On questioning, he admitted his involvement in the offence and on his disclosure 03 stolen vehicles were recovered.The car lifter was operating in Srinagar from the last one year and the stolen vehicles were being sold in Baramulla after preparation of fake registration and number plates. Further investigation is going on,” he said.