Mysuru, Oct. 20 -- It could be kleptomania or a way to make easy money. Imported luxury cars are losing their lustre as Mysuru's crime sheet adds a new kind of car crooks who steal car monograms and logos. Their targets are BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and Mercedes Benz.

Shockingly, stolen, authentic logos - complete with chrome layering - of luxury car models costing anywhere between Rs.8,500 to Rs.10,000 are freely available at incredulously low prices (Rs.150 or lower) at grey markets and scrap dealer outlets.

Stealing car logos is the newest trend in auto theft in city, especially in areas where mass parking is done like this case that was reported in city last night where the logo of a BMW that was parked in Srirampura was stolen b...