Meet Anil Chauhan, India's Biggest Vehicle Thief Who Allegedly Stole Over 5,000 Cars In 27 Years
A notorious vehicle thief who has been evading cops in many states for decades ran out of luck on Monday and was arrested by the Delhi Police.
The accused, identified as Anil Chauhan, is the kingpin of an inter-state vehicle theft gang and is said to be involved in over 5,000 cases.
The 52-year-old who hails from Tejpur, Assam, is also a big supplier of illegal arms and is involved in the smuggling of rhino horns in the northeastern state.
How he was caught
Chauhan was arrested in Delhi after receiving information about his arrival in Delhi by Special Staff under the jurisdiction of Deshbandhu road police station. One illegal country-made pistol, two live cartridges, and one stolen motorcycle were recovered from him.
During the investigation, five more country-made pistols and a stolen car were recovered from him.
The official said that he came to Delhi to deliver arms in a stolen car.?
According to police, Chauhan had been previously arrested twice in his 27 years of criminal history.
Stolen cars sold in NE, Nepal
Chauhan used to steal cars from across the country and sell them in the North East and Nepal.
"Chauhan used to steal cars and would sell them in Assam and northeast India. He gave the cops a slip on many occasions. When Delhi Police started working on him, he got a whip and fled to Assam. There he started smuggling horns of rhinoceros," a senior Police official said.
Though he has been accused of over 5,000 vehicle thefte and is considered as the country's biggest car thief, police said on the record that they could find only around 200 cases against him as of now.
He had three wives
The official said that the accused had acquired a lot of wealth which was seized by the ED.
In 2015, he was held by Assam Police along with a local MLA. After this, he again got indulged in vehicle stealing and also started smuggling arms.
Chauhan had three wives and seven children, who left him after the ED raids and arrest
The accused was also a Class-I contractor in the Assam government.
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