Chandigarh Police achieved major success by arresting accused Paramjit Singh S/o Shri Onkar Singh R/o Village Seikha Matta, Teh. Mukerian, Distt. Hoshiarpur (Pb) age 50 yrs and Rakesh Bassi S/o late Ayodhaya Parkash Bassi R/o #136, Ward No. 02, Mohalla Bassian, Dasuya, Distt-Hoshiarpur (Pb) in MV theft cases. On 3.11.18 case FIR No. 424 dated 3.11.18 u/s 379 IPC PS-39, Chandigarh was registered regarding theft of Zen Car No. PB-65-7117 from the parking of market Sector 40, Chandigarh. Keeping in view of increasing of theft incidents, a special team comprising under the close supervision of S.H.O./PS-39, had been constituted. On 17.12.2018 (Evening Time), the team working on the secret information naka was laid down near 55/56 and during naka one silver colour City Honda Car No. PB-10AV-7050 was stopped. The driver of the car disclosed his name as Paramjit Singh s/o Sh. Onkar Singh r/o Village Seikha Matta, Teh. Mukerian, Distt. Hoshiarpur (Pb) Age 50 yrs. He was asked to show the document, but he could not produce any document of the car. On thorough interrogation the said car driver disclosed that he had stolen this car from Sector-34, Chandigarh and was driving it with the fake number plate. On verification from PS-34, Chandigarh it came to notice that case FIR No. 385/2018 u/s 379 IPC has already been registered in PS-34, Chd and the original number of the car was CH01BL-6214.
In this regard, case FIR No. 472 dated 18.12.2018 U/S 473, 411 IPC had been registered in PS-39, Chandigarh. During further interrogation the said car driver disclosed that he had also stolen one Zen car no. PB-65-7117 from parking of market Sector-40, Chandigarh which he had sold to scrap dealer namely Rakesh Bassi S/o late Ayodhaya Parkash Bassi R/o #136, Ward No. 02, Mohalla Bassian, Dasuya, Distt-Hoshiarpur (Pb).
On 18.12.2018, the accused Paramjit Singh produced in the Court and 02 days police remand obtained. During remand, he has been taken to Hoshiarpur (Pb) and stolen cars i.e. Zen car No. PB-65-7117 and Honda City CH-03BD-3899 has been recovered from Dasuya/ scrap dealer Rakesh Bassi. Accused Rakesh Bassi has been arrested in case FIR No. 424 dated 3.11.18 u/s 379 IPC PS-39, Chandigarh. With the arrest of both accused the following four cases of MV theft of this Police Station as well as other police station have been solved. The detail of solved case is as under.
1. FIR No. 424 dated 3.11.18 u/s 379 IPC PS-39, Chandigarh (Zen Car No. PB-65-7117).
2. FIR No. 472 dated 18.12.2018 U/S 473, 411 IPC PS-39, Chandigarh (Honda City CH-01BL-6214 (fake number) original number CH01BL-6214 stolen from PS-34, Chandigarh.
3. FIR No. 457 dated 04.12.18 u/s 379 IPC PS-39, Chandigarh (Activa HR-02AP-1626).
4. FIR No. 211 dated 01.11.18 u/s 379 IPC PS-03, Chandigarh (Honda City Car No. CH 03 BD 3899)
5. One Hero Honda Splendor Motorcycle (without number plate) u/s 102 Cr. P.C.
Profile and Modes Operandi: Accused Paramjit Singh S/o Onkar Singh is running Dhaba in the name of Food Corner at Talwara (Punjab). He had borrowed money from his friend circle but he could not return the borrowed money and started stealing the vehicles so that he could refund the borrowed money. He keeps master key with him and used to steal the old model cars with the help of this key and after that he put the fake registration numbers on the stolen cars and further sold the same somewhere else.
Previous History– Nil
Accused Rakesh Bassi S/o late Ayodhaya Parkash Bassi R/o #136, Ward No. 02, Mohalla Bassian, Dasuya, Distt-Hoshiarpur (Pb) is a scrap dealer and having own shop at G.T. Road, Dasuya.
Previous History- Nil
Note: Both the accused Paramjit Singh and Rakesh Bassi will be produced in the court and being sent to judicial custody.
