Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- Five persons of a gang were arrested for the sale of stolen cars after tampering with the engine numbers by the Commissioner's task force alongside the Chilkalguda police. 18 stolen cars worth Rs 2.45 crore have been seized from the possession of the accused.

The deputy commissioner of police, east zone at a press conference informed media that the kingpin of the racket is Bappa Gosh, a native of Kolkata who commits theft of costly cars in Delhi and its surrounding states.

He tampers with the engine and chassis numbers of the cars by replacing the fake number plates. After manipulation, Bappa prepared fake registration certificates (RC) from Maharashtra and West Bengal, later contacting car dealers across the state...