Overview
- A tip received on May 21 led police to lay a trap in Rohini and arrest Maninder Singh, whose interrogation prompted the May 24 arrest of Harjot Singh in Amritsar and the recovery of a stolen vehicle from him.
- Coordinated raids in Delhi, Amritsar and Jaipur recovered a total of eight cars, the models police listed include a Hyundai Creta, Toyota Fortuner, Hyundai Alcazar, Honda Amaze, Maruti Baleno, Maruti Brezza and two Kia Seltos SUVs.
- Delhi Police say the two arrests have solved eight vehicle‑theft cases registered at different stations, and officials reported that Maninder was linked to nine prior criminal cases while Harjot had five similar cases in Punjab.
- Investigations are continuing to identify the buyers and wider network links that moved stolen cars across state lines, with police examining sale routes and contacts used to shift vehicles to Punjab and Rajasthan.
- Vehicle‑lifting rings typically move cars across states to avoid local detection, which slows recovery and prosecution, so the operation highlights how tip‑offs and multi‑state coordination can speed case resolutions and return cars to owners.