Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Delhi Police Arrest Three in Interstate Truck Theft Racket
Police in Delhi arrested three men suspected of stealing trucks.
The investigation began when a newly registered truck disappeared from Gulabi Bagh on September 27.
Police followed clues from cameras and digital records.
They said the truck was taken through Delhi and Haryana and ended up in Punjab.
The men allegedly sold it to be taken apart.
Police found its dismantled parts in a godown.
Investigators also connected the alleged group to three other truck thefts in Delhi.
Police said the investigation is still underway.
Delhi Police arrested three men accused of stealing and dismantling trucks.
The investigation began after a newly registered truck was stolen in Gulabi Bagh on September 27.
Police used CCTV footage, UPI transactions, call records and chat data to trace the vehicle.
The stolen truck’s dismantled parts were recovered from a godown in Punjab.
Police said the investigation linked the alleged group to four truck theft cases in Delhi.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Bharat, Shambhu Mehto and Amritpal Singh.
- What
- Police said they had busted an alleged interstate truck theft and dismantling racket and solved four theft cases.
- When
- The truck theft that prompted the investigation was reported on September 27; the arrests were reported on October 9.
- Where
- The thefts were reported in Delhi, and the stolen truck’s dismantled parts were recovered from a godown in Punjab.
- Why
- Police said the investigation followed the theft of a newly registered truck; they allege the stolen vehicles were sold for dismantling.
- Arrests
- Three men: Bharat (40), Shambhu Mehto (36) and Amritpal Singh (32).
- Initial theft
- A newly registered truck was stolen from Gulabi Bagh on September 27.
- Cases
- Police said four Delhi truck theft cases were worked out.
- Other reported theft locations
- Nihal Vihar, Janakpuri and Alipur.
- Recovery
- Dismantled parts of the stolen truck were found in a godown in Punjab.
- Investigation methods
- CCTV footage, UPI transactions, call detail records and chat data.
- Other items recovered
- Three mobile phones and SIM cards.