06.02.19
Keeping in view the increasing MV theft & snatching incidents in Chandigarh, a special team was constituted for the prevention and detection of crime especially MV theft & snatching incidents. The Special team did commendable job by arresting accused namely Pardeep Kumar (18 ½ Years) S/o Nand Kishore R/o H.no. 1405/A, Small Flats, Dhanas, Chd and apprehending one juvenile.
With the arrest of above said accused total 14 number of vehicles (7 M/C & 7 Activa), stolen from different area of Chandigarh and 9 mobile phones were recovered from their possession and 14 cases of vehicle theft of different police stations of Chandigarh (PS-36=02, PS-34=04, PS-17=06, PS-49=01, PS-26=01) and 05 cases of snatching (PS-36=03, PS-19=2) have been worked out. The detail of worked out cases is as under:-
Worked out MV Theft Cases:-
| Sr No. | Police Station | FIR & U/s | Vehicle |
| 36 | 451/18 U/S 379 added 411 IPC | Activa No. CH01 AQ 8251 | |
| 36 | 452/18 U/S 379 added 411 IPC | Activa no. CH01AW6426 | |
| 34 | 431/18 U/S 379 IPC | Activa No. CH01 BH 5519 | |
| 34 | 33/19 U/S 379 | Activa No. CH01 BR 1711 | |
| 34 | 36/19 U/S 379 IPC | Activa No. PB65-W-9918 | |
| 34 | 37/19 U/S 379 IPC | M/C No. PB13 AQ 2479 | |
| 17 | 15/19 U/S 379 IPC | Activa No. CH01 AB 4114 | |
| 17 | 16/19 U/S 379 IPC | M/C No. HR03-J-0879 | |
| 17 | 17/19 U/S 379 IPC | Activa No. CH01 AN 8102 | |
| 17 | 34/19 U/S 379 | M/C No. HR 49-B-8422 | |
| 17 | 281/18 U/S 379 IPC | M/C No. HP22-C-6485 | |
| 17 | 395/18 u/s 379 IPC | M/C No. PB10-ER-3496 | |
| 26 | 24/19 U/S 379 IPC | M/C No. CH04-9012 | |
| 49 | 12/19 U/S 379 IPC | Activa CH01 BE 2852 |
Worked out Snatching Cases:-
| Sr No. | Police Station | FIR & U/s | Property |
| 36 | 02/19 u/s 356,379,34 added 411 IPC | Zen Mobile | |
| 36 | 34/19 u/s 356,379 added 411 IPC IPC | Samsung J-7 (Prime) Mobile | |
| 36 | 38/19 u/s 379,356 added 411 IPC IPC | Nokia-2 Mobile | |
| 19 | 59/18 U/S 356,379,511 IPC | (Attempt to snatching) | |
| 19 | 16/19 U/S 356,379 IPC | Vivo Mobile |
Modus Oprandi:-
During the interrogation of accused it has been revealed that both the accused belong to a very poor family. They are having fond of driving the vehicles especially two wheelers. So they used duplicate key to open bike/activa and after stolen the motorcycles/activa, they snatched the phone from the ladies going alone. Both the accused used the stolen bike for their ride as well as to commit crime until the fuel finished. When the fuel is finished, they left the stolen bike there and stolen another bike.
Further interrogation is in progress and more recoveries of vehicles can be affected from their possession. Today the accused are being produced in the court.
