Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Jonai Police Bust Inter-State Car Theft Racket
Police in Jonai, Assam, have caught a man named Rupjyoti Das who was running a big car theft scam.
He tricked people into renting their cars by saying he needed them for new bank branches.
Instead, he sold the cars in Arunachal Pradesh at very low prices.
The police found 15 cars and are still looking for more.
Das's wife had even reported him missing, but he was caught by the police.
The investigation is still going on, and more cars and people might be involved.
Jonai police have busted an inter-state car theft racket, recovering 15 vehicles.
Rupjyoti Das, the alleged mastermind, posed as an HSBC Bank cluster head to rent cars fraudulently.
The scam involved selling vehicles in Arunachal Pradesh at low prices with fake promises of documents.
Police recovered vehicles with the help of tracker systems and assistance from other police stations.
Das's wife had filed a missing complaint, but he was eventually apprehended by Hatigaon police.
- Who
- Rupjyoti Das (38), a resident of Guwahati
- What
- A car theft racket involving fraudulent renting and selling of vehicles
- When
- The scam ran for nearly two years, with recent recoveries over the past week
- Where
- Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
- Why
- To sell vehicles at throwaway prices in Arunachal Pradesh
- Mastermind
- Rupjyoti Das (38)
- Location
- Jonai, Assam
- Vehicles Recovered
- 15
- Duration of Scam
- Nearly 2 years
- Pretext Used
- Renting for new bank branches
- Assisting Police Stations
- Hatigaon and Pasighat
- Vehicles Still Missing
- 4
