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Police recover 24 cars; arrest inter-state vehicle lifter

Last Updated 26 July 2014, 19:38 IST

An inter-state vehicle lifter was arrested by Mico Layout Police recently.
The arrested Parameshwar alias Scorpio Parmeshwar, 33, is a resident of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

Police said following numerous complaints by residents that their cars were missing, a special team was formed, which questioned those earlier involved in vehicle lifting.

The police learnt about Parameshwar and picked him up from Madurai.

On interrogation, he confessed he had stolen 24 cars from various places in City.
The police recovered all the 24 cars worth Rs 1.5 crore.

Parameshwar used to approach insurance companies and tell them that he is interested in buying scrapped cars.

He would acquire the documents, after which he would steal a same model car and change the number plate and forge the documents, which he would have acquired after purchasing the scrapped car.

Later, he would sell it to customers, who had no clue they had a stolen car. He used to target cars parked in isolated areas or parking area in apartments.He was earlier a car dealer in Karur and gradually got into stealing cars. He has cases registered him in Erode and many other places.

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(Published 26 July 2014, 19:38 IST)

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