( REPORT BY MD ABDUL LATEEF )In the recent past there are many cases of two wheeler thefts in Hyderabad City. On the instructions of the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad Commissionerate, the DCP NZ has taken a special initiative to curb the activities of the offenders.
During investigation in Cr.No.121/2020 u/s 379 IPC of Karkhana P.S., CCTV footages were obtained where 2 persons committed theft of a TVS Sports motorcycle. On verification a person named Adil of Musheerabad was identified. During his interrogation and verification of his call details, it was noticed that on the day of incident he was with another person named Mohsin who is a known motorcycle offender previously involved in (06) bike theft offences of various Police Stations and was arrested by Nacharam Police on 31.03.2020 and was released from jail on 21.05.2020.
After releasing from the jail MOHSIN, THE PRIME ACCUSED along with his 5 other associates Shoeb, Saif, Hafeez, Faizan and Subhan confessed 15 motorcycle theft commissions in Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda Commissionarates. During the confession, the prime Accused Mohsin mentioned that crime vehicle belonging to Karkhana PS was sold to Abdullah (prime receiver) of Shashtripuram of Mailardevpally.
Accordingly, Police recovered stolen vehicle of Karkhana P.S. along with four more vehicles from Abdullah which were sold to him by Mohsin gang and one of the stolen vehicles was found to have been sent to another offender Akbar of Nizamabad through Hindustan Parcel Services, Osman Gunj, Hyderabad. Basing on the inputs, Police party verified records at Hindustan Parcel Services of 6 months and it was noticed that many vehicles have been transported by them to Nizamabad in the name of Akbar, Azghar, Mannan and others.
On verification of CCTV footage at the Parcel services office, surprisingly it was noticed that within a span of (15) days many vehicles were sent to Akbar of Nizamabad. It is also noticed that many persons namely Abood, Yasser Arafat @ Affu, Abdullah, Farooq and other unidentified persons had visited the transport services office several times and deposited above vehicles to deliver to Akbar/Azghar of Nizamabad.
During the confession of Abood, Yasser Arafat @ Affu, Abdullah and Farooq, they disclosed that they acquired vehicles from Ameenullah and Mohsin gangs on the directions of Akbar and Azghar of Nizamabad and deposited in Hindustan Parcel Services for transporting to Nizamabad. Total 15 persons have been arrested and 36 theft and 41 finance default motorcycles have been recovered from these 3 gangs:
Details of Mohsin Gang
(Mohsin, Adil and Abdullah are arrested and they are in judicial custody).
o A1 Mohd Mohsin Shareef, 20-years, labor in Manikanta batteries r/o Bholakpur, Musheerabad crossroads Hyderabad.
o A2 Mohd Adil, 20-years, worker in clothes shop r/o Sikh village, Karkhana, Hyderabad.
o A3 Mohd Saif Ahmed, 21-years, student r/o Al-Jubail Colony, Falaknuma, Hyderabad.
o A4 Mohd Shoeb Imran, 20-years, catering r/o Ranga Nagar, Bangladesh market, Bholakpur, Musheerabad, Hyderabad.
o A5 Mohd Owais Ali. 20-years, Pvt. Employee r/o Gulshan Nagar, Musheerabad, Hyderabad.
o A6 Mohd Ghouse @ Abdullah, 22-years, salesman in clothes shop and Stunt Rider r/o Kings Colony, Shastri Puram, Mailardevpally.
o A7 Hasan Bin Mohammad, 22-years, Amazon delivery boy R/o Musheerabad Hyderabad.
Total 15 theft vehicles worth Rs. 25 Lakhs has been recovered from this gang in 15 cases registered in various police stations of Karkhana, Tukaramgate, Marredpally, Bowenpally, Musheerabad, S.R. Nagar – (2 bikes), Alwal, Uppal, Raidurgam – (2 bikes), LB Nagar, Kukatpally and Mailardevpally P.S. limits
Details of Ameenullah Khan Gang
o A1 Mohammed Ameenullah Khan, 20-years, Optical shop business r/o Santosh Nagar, Hyderabad – Gang Leader.
o A2 Mohammed Saif Ahmed, 21-years, Student r/o Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad.
o A3 Receiver: Mohammed Asghar Khan, 37-years, Real Estate Business r/o opposite II town Police Station, Nizamabad town.
o A4 Receiver: Shaik Abood, 36-years, A/c Maintenance Supervisor r/o Aman Nagar Talabkatta, Hyderabad.
o A5 Receiver: Syed Mohd Naveeduddin @ Naveed, 25-years r/o Jahangir Nagar, Talabkatta, Hyderabad.
o A6 Receiver Shaik Saqlain @ Abbu, 23-years, student r/o Gulshan Nagar, Misrigunj, Hyderabad.
o A7 Receiver: Mohammed Farooq, 30-years, Mechanic r/o Talabkatta, Near Bhavani Nagar, Hyderabad.
Total 21 theft vehicles worth Rs. 40 Lakhs have been recovered from this gang in 21 cases registered in various police stations of Karkhana, Charminar, Shainayath Gunj, Hussainialam, Chandrayangutta, Humayun Nagar, Saroor Nagar, Santosh Nagar, Shamshabad PS limits.
Modus Operandi of the above two Gangs
As per the instructions of Akbar and Azghar, these gangs in Hyderabad recce for high end motorcycles which cost between 1 lakh to 3 lakhs. At times specific model of bike is told by Akbar for which these gangs go in search and commit theft. When they find such vehicles in residential colonies or isolated places they break handle lock by forcefully pushing the handle with leg by sitting on the seat. After that they remove ignition cables, bypass the key-start mechanism and make direct connection. Then they will drive away the vehicle or otherwise they will take the vehicle being pushed by another bike rider.
3rd Gang of Akbar and Azghar
On verification of the antecedents of Akbar and Azghar in whose name the vehicles were being sent to Nizamabad, it was noticed that they are in regular contact with Hindustan Parcel Services Manager Rizwan. It was also observed that Akbar and his own brother Azghar maintain regular contact with criminals and gangs in Hyderabad. They are into the practice of acquiring stolen vehicles and sell them to gullible people of rural area for good money.
It was further noticed that they are acquiring financed vehicles. Prima facie it is notice that they with their gang members purchase costly premium vehicles on finance and intentionally default EMIs after using for three or four months. Later these financed vehicles from Hyderabad are transported to Nizamabad with the help of Rizwan of ‘Hindustan Parcel Service’, Osman Gunj branch; Ahmed of Begum Bazar Branch without maintaining proper record to avoid being caught by police. Later these vehicles are sold to gullible people of rural area for good money.
Details of Akbar Gang of Nizamabad
ï‚§ Akbar (Absconding)
ï‚§ Azghar
ï‚§ Mannan (Absconding).
ï‚§ Rizwan
Total 41 theft and finance default vehicles worth Rs. 40 Lakhs have been recovered from this gang
In general above mentioned gangs maintains close contact with Akbar and Azghar of Nizamabad. According to their instructions, they search for costly premium vehicles as suggested by Akbar and Azghar. Once the vehicle is stolen, they will sell the vehicle to the receivers Akbar/Azghar of Nizamabad at a throwaway price.
Recovery of vehicles
Mohsin Gang – (15) theft bikes
Ameenullah Gang – (21) theft bikes
Akbar Gang – (41) theft and finance default bikes
Total 77 vehicles have been recovered and approximate market value of the property recovered is Rs 1,00,00,000/- (One Crore)
After the arrest of Mohsin Gang, the DCP North Zone formed FIVE special teams with following members mentioned below:
1. Sri. M. Venkatesham, Addl. Inspr. of Police, Gopalpuram P.S.
2. Sri. Ch. Netaji, Addl. Inspr. of Police, Karkhana P.S.
3. Sri. G. Naresh, Addl. Inspr. of Police, Begumpet P.S.
4. Sri. N. Sandeep Reddy, Sub-Inspr. of Police, Karkhana P.S.
5. Sri. SNG Avinash Babu, Sub-Inspr. of Police, Karkhana P.S.
6. Sri. Ravipal, Sub-Inspr. of Police, Karkhana P.S.
7. Sri. S. Ravi Kumar, Sub-Inspr. of Police, Marredpally P.S.
8. Sri. M. Mahesh, Sub-Inspr. of Police, Market P.S.
9. Sri. A. Madhava Reddy, Sub-Inspr. of Police, Mahankali P.S.
10. Police Constable Officers – S/Sri. Sreedhar, Rajashekar, Purushotham, Rakesh, Yadagiri, Shankar Nayak and Hidayathullah
Under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Hyderabad and DCP, NZ, ACP Mahankali Sri Vinod Kumar and Sri P Madhukar Swamy, SHO, Karkhana PS have coordinated and supervised the teams and in short time have detected 36 cases and recovered 77 vehicles of theft and cheating.
Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad city has appreciated the commendable work done by Karkhana Police and the team.
Commissioner of Police,
Hyderabad City