New Delhi: The Delhi police in a major breakthrough on Monday nabbed Anil Chauhan- Indias ‘ biggest car thief accused of stealing more than 5 thousand cars from different parts of the country.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Staff of Central Delhi Police nabbed Anil from Desh Bandhu Gupta Road area. Police claim that he is the biggest car thief in the country, and has allegedly stolen more than five thousand cars in the last 27 years.
According to the police, Anil is currently involved in smuggling arms. He was allegedly carrying arms from Uttar Pradesh and supplying them to banned organisations in the North Eastern states.
Anil history sheeter was involved in stealing Maruti 800 cars during 1995, when he used to drive autorickshaws while staying in the Khanpur area of Delhi. As per information by officials, Anil used to steal cars in different parts of the country and sent them to Nepal, Jammu and Kashmir, and North Eastern states. Officials reveal he also committed few murders during the robbery.
He eventually moved to Assam and started living there. With his ill-gotten wealth, he amassed properties in Delhi, Mumbai, and North Eastern states.
The Enforcement Directorate had also registered a money laundering case against him. Apart from this more than 150 cases have been registered against him.