Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Delhi Police Uncover Two Stolen Fortuners Sharing One Identity
Police saw two white Fortuner SUVs in Delhi on the same day.
Both cars seemed to have the same registration and chassis numbers.
Investigators checked the vehicles and found that both had been stolen.
One was stolen in 2019 from Gandhi Nagar.
The other was stolen in 2021 from Preet Vihar.
Police said one car was given a false identity and sent to Jammu and Kashmir.
That car was later recovered during an investigation into a stolen-vehicle syndicate.
Aryan Mavi, the owner of one of the vehicles, was arrested.
Two white Toyota Fortuners were filmed in different parts of Delhi on the same day in April.
Both SUVs appeared to carry identical registration and chassis numbers.
Delhi Police found that one SUV was stolen from Gandhi Nagar in 2019 and the other from Preet Vihar in 2021.
Police alleged that one vehicle’s identity was altered before it was sent to Jammu and Kashmir.
Aryan Mavi, identified as the owner of one vehicle, was arrested during the investigation.
- Who
- The Delhi Police’s Anti-Auto Theft Squad investigated the case; Aryan Mavi was arrested.
- What
- Police uncovered two stolen Toyota Fortuners carrying identical registration and chassis numbers.
- When
- The two SUVs were seen on the same day in April; the thefts occurred in 2019 and 2021.
- Where
- The vehicles were linked to Gandhi Nagar and Preet Vihar in Delhi, and one was sent to Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- Police investigated after cameras showed two apparently identical vehicles, leading to a probe into altered identities and a stolen-car syndicate.
- Vehicles involved
- Two white Toyota Fortuner SUVs
- First theft
- Gandhi Nagar, Delhi, in 2019
- Second theft
- Preet Vihar, Delhi, in 2021
- Shared identifiers
- Identical registration and chassis numbers
- Investigating unit
- Delhi Police Anti-Auto Theft Squad
- Recovery
- The SUV sent to Jammu and Kashmir was recovered by Vasant Kunj Police
- Arrest
- Aryan Mavi, the owner of one vehicle, was arrested