Srinagar Mar 27 (KNS): Police has arrested a notorious car thief and recovered eight stolen vehicles on his instance.
Acting on specific information, a police party of Police Station Batamaloo apprehended a notorious car thief Bashir Ahmad Sheikh @ Bashir Nindra resident of Chari-Sharief Budgam. Police recovered six Maruti cars, a Tavera vehicle and a load carrier (Tata-207) on his instance.
During investigation it surfaced that he has stolen two vehicles from Batamaloo and Karan Nagar area of district Srinagar and other six vehicles from district Anantnag.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Bashir Ahmad had changed number plates of all these vehicles; however there seems no tampering in engine and chassis numbers. A case FIR number 09/2016 under section 379 RPC has been registered in Police Station Batamaloo and further investigation is going on.
The accused is also involved in a case FIR number 110/2015 under section 377 RPC of Police Station Batamaloo. (KNS)