The thief who stole cars as per client's orders
Mid-Day.com | Thursday February 16, 2012
Javed, alias Bablu Mukhtar Khan (28) specialised in what has to be one of the most niche skills on offer in the world of commerce: stealing and delivering cars, according to the specifications of the customer. On Tuesday, the one-of-a-kind 'entrepren...
Man steals 200 cars to fund brother's election campaign in UP
Mid-Day.com | Thursday January 12, 2012
The symptoms of the feverish electioneering in Uttar Pradesh prior to the February polls have been manifested in Mumbai. During the course of a murder probe, the police uncovered an auto theft racket organised to fund and facilitate campaigning in th...
Mumbai police nab 23-year-old serial car thief
Sudhanshu Athalye, DNA | Wednesday November 17, 2010
Mira Road police have arrested a 23-year-old woman Agnes Menezes for car theft on Tuesday. Last week, the police received a complaint from Jogeshwari resident Sandeep Sherkar that Agnes rented his car and fled.This is the second time Agnes has been arrested for car theft. Earlier in August 2009, she...
Own a Mercedes? Watch out for the car logo thief
Mid-Day.com | Sunday May 2, 2010
Imported luxury cars are losing their luster as Mumbai's crime sheet adds a new kind of car crook who steals car monograms and logos. Investigations reveal that stolen, authentic logos - complete with chrome layering - of luxury car models Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Jaguar, are freely available a...
