BTech graduate proclaimed offender stolen more than 200 vehicles arrested in Chandigarh

  • | Thursday | 29th October, 2020

Harpreet, according to police, uses sophisticated equipment and tools to steal high-end cars. During questioning, he allegedly confessed to have stolen more than 200 vehicles.

A 32-year-old vehicle thief, having 46 cases registered against him in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, is finally arrested by Chandigarh police.

He has been identified as Harpreet Singh, alias Smarty, of Delhi and holds a BTech degree in computer science engineering.

Nine stolen four-wheelers, worth over ?1 crore, are also recovered from him. He was produced in court on Wednesday, and sent to judicial custody.

Harpreet has earlier been arrested by the crime branch thrice, in 2014, 2016 and 2018. He has six cases pending in Chandigarh district courts and was declared a proclaimed offender in one of them.

After being tipped off that the suspect was in Delhi, cops caught him driving the stolen car. His interrogation led to the recovery of eight more vehicles, including three Hyundai Creta SUVs and a Toyota Innova, Jeep Compass, Maruti Vitara Breza, Maruti Swift and Hyundai i20.

Harpreet, according to police, uses sophisticated equipment and tools to steal high-end cars. During questioning, he allegedly confessed to have stolen more than 200 vehicles.


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