According to the State police record, the total number of cars lifted by miscreants during the last 4 years has gone up to 255. Of these, about half of them were traced out and returned to the owners. As many as 76 vehicles were stolen during 2009 and is recorded as the highest number in four years. While 52 vehicles were lifted in 2008 and 67 in the year 2010.
Mizoram police informed NNN that earlier Mizoram was a market place for stolen vehicles but now vehicles from the state were being stolen and sold outside the state. The police while giving information said, mechanics working in Mizoram are mainly responsible for these activities.
They made a network with the Mizo people for their illegal trade. Most of the vehicles were expensive one like Mahindra Scorpio, Tata Safari and other high quality motors. Even though this trend of stealing vehicles from Mizoram is there, cars stolen from outside the state are still sold in Mizoram and recently police have recovered such cars, police further said.
Police said there are two types of vehicle lifting. One is termed as “stolen car” and the other “finance car”. In case of ‘stolen car’ business a car is lifted by a person and sells to other places.
In case of the ‘finance car' dealing, three persons are required to carry out this trade namely the car owner, an employee at the insurance company and a police officer.
The owner after short period from his purchase, reports to the police that his car has been stolen and claims insurance from the insurance company without much trouble and thereby earn huge sum of money, added police. It is an organised crime where vehicle chassis number, number plates are changed, said Mizoram police.
Source: Newmai News Network
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