Muzaffarnagar Police Claim Interstate Car Theft Gang Bust, Arrest Two

Budhana police in Muzaffarnagar district have claimed to have busted an interstate vehicle theft gang and arrested two alleged members. Police have recovered three stolen cars from the accused, based on their possession and information provided by them.

According to police, the gang used to alter the chassis numbers of stolen vehicles and fit them with fake number plates. The vehicles were then sold at different locations. Police said the recovered cars include vehicles stolen from the Noida and Chandigarh areas.

On 20 October 2026, police received information from an informant that two suspects involved in vehicle theft were present with stolen cars behind an abandoned bus stand on Yogpura Road. Acting on the information, Budhana police immediately reached the spot and surrounded the area. The two suspects were subsequently arrested.

Police said one Mahindra Thar, one Maruti Suzuki Brezza and one Maruti Suzuki Swift were recovered from the accused. During questioning, the two men reportedly told police that they had stolen four-wheelers from different states with the help of other members of their gang.

According to the police account, the gang first erased the chassis numbers of the stolen vehicles. Fake numbers were then marked in their place. The accused also fitted fake number plates on the vehicles before selling them at different locations.

Police identified the arrested accused as Ankit Kumar, son of Krishnapal, a resident of Patel Nagar, Dehradun, and Shubham Chaudhary, son of Rishipal Singh, a resident of Nehru Colony, Dehradun.

Police records reportedly show that various cases linked to Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Dehradun, Chandigarh and Noida have been registered against Ankit Kumar. The records also mention cases against Shubham Chaudhary in Muzaffarnagar, Dehradun, Chandigarh and Noida.

The action was carried out under the direction of Senior Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai. It took place under the supervision of Superintendent of Police (Rural) Akshay Sanjay Mahadik and Circle Officer Budhana Gajendra Pal Singh, and under the leadership of Station House Officer Subhash Babu Atri.

Police said further legal action is being taken in the case. They also said that information is being collected about other members of the gang.

A byte has been attributed to Gajendra Pal Singh, Circle Officer, Budhana. The report is by Anmol Kumar, Muzaffarnagar. The contact number mentioned with the report is 7078215007.