New Delhi, January 03: A Delhi University student and his associate — a law student — have been arrested by the south district police for allegedly stealing sedans to woo their girlfriends and finance their lavish lifestyle.
Acting on a tip- off, police officers from the Neb Sarai police station in South Delhi laid a trap and caught Akshay ( 19) and Nitin ( 21) in a Honda City car. The duo failed to produce the papers of the car and on interrogation it was found the car had been stolen, the police said. The auto- match system further revealed it had been stolen from Malviya Nagar.
DCP ( South) Chhaya Sharma said the two boys, from affluent families, had at least 10 girlfriends each.
“ The two visited high- end pubs in the city and splurged their money on their girlfriends. They tried to woo the girls with their flashy cars,” the DCP added.
Main accused Akshay, who was soon to go to England for further studies, had passed out of a prestigious school in R. K. Puram and is pursuing his BCom from DU. Nitin is a third- year law student from Rohtak in Haryana.
Sources in the police said Akshay had got hold of a Honda City master key, which was used to unlock vehicles of the same make. “ A total of eight sedans, which include seven cars of the aforementioned make, were recovered from the duo,” a senior police officer said.
Investigations revealed that the duo had managed to sell two sedans at ` 1 lakh each, the police said. The duo then splurged the money on expensive gifts for their girlfriends.
The eight cars were stolen from Malviya Nagar, Saket, R. K. Puram, Hauz Khas, Safdarjung Enclave and Mehrauli.
-Agencies