Itanagar, July 29 -- Arunachal Police have unearthed an interstate vehicle theft and smuggling racket, recovering 57 high-end stolen vehicles valued at more than Rs 30.5 crore.

The police said it is the single largest recovery of stolen vehicles by any police station in the country so far.

Addressing a press conference, Itanagar Superintendent of Police (SP) Jummar Basar said five individuals have been arrested in connection with the racket. Further investigations are underway to trace remaining members of the syndicate and recover more vehicles.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the police registered a suo motu FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led...