Ahmedabad: 3 arrested for vehicle thefts

AHMEDABAD: City crime branch arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in five thefts, including the theft of two cars and one truck.

City crime branch officials said a team was on surveillance when they got information about three people coming to the area in a stolen vehicle. Surveillance was kept on Piplaj Road and the police intercepted Salimkhan Meu (26), a resident of Baval in Haryana, Jahid Meu (22), a resident of Juhapura who is from Haryana, and Abbbul Sipai (25), a resident of Rajasthan.

The cops recovered a truck and the three admitted that it was stolen. Two cars were also later recovered from them. The three confessed to involvement in thefts in Vatva, Sabarmati, Palanpur, Kadi and Rani Baug in Delhi. One car was recovered from Rani Baug police station area in Delhi.

Salim was absconding and has a case of attempted murder was registered against him at Taudu police station in Haryana.