Gang that steals cars and uses mobile jammers to evade arrest by cops

[Perfect Jammer]

Subodh Yadav, 37, and his accomplice Vipin Kumar, 42, were arrested in the car robbery.

According to police officer Romil Baaniya, the two allegedly confessed to the crime and provided details of their actions.

• New Delhi: An undercover operation has resulted in the arrest of two men for stealing luxury cars in and around the Delhi-NCR area.
• During the arrest, police recovered a cell phone signal blocker and other sophisticated tools that could help read and duplicate the car's ignition and locking systems.
• The defendants used bluetooth jammer to prevent people from calling or texting police from crime scenes to leak information.

Subodh Yadav, 37, and his accomplice Vipin Kumar, 42, were arrested in the car robbery. According to police officer Romil Baaniya, the two allegedly confessed to the crime and provided details of their actions.

Yadav and Kumar allegedly purchased the damaged cars from insurance companies and, through a vast network of engine and chassis number punchers, changed the numbers of the stolen cars to those of the damaged cars. They will then sell the car to a used car buyer. Kumar himself runs an automotive workshop in Chandigarh where he stamps engines and chassis numbers.

The accused, Subodh Kumar Yadav, has more than 20 previous convictions including murder and attempted murder.

The Anti-Auto Theft Squad was alerted to the problem after multiple motor vehicle thefts and began investigating the cases. After gathering intel on the potential automatic elevator behind the crime, they learn of the presence of Subodh Yadav and Vipin Kumar in Vasant Gaon. The informant allegedly told the police that the two would travel to Vasant Gaon to seal another deal for the stolen luxury car.

Based on this information, the team planted a trap near Valmiki Mandir there. Subodh Yadav and Vipin Kumar arrived by car and got off. Sensing something was wrong, the two tried to run away, but the team became alert and they caught both of them.

They discovered that the car they had come in, a Mahindra Rexton, had also been stolen.

In addition to the mobile jammers, police also recovered six stolen vehicles, including a Honda City and a Honda Amaze, as well as keys to 20 different cars and other tools they used to successfully steal the vehicles.

The Delhi High Court is hearing pleas against the prison authority

1. Which has been accused of engaging in various illegal activities such as extorting money, supplying drugs, mobile phones and other prohibited items.

2. Prison authorities informed the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that mobile signals, especially those of Jio 4G, cannot be blocked inside Tihar Jail using the technology they have, and have asked state-run C-DOT to develop a prototype car gps jammer to prevent inmates.

3. The court is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a lifer inmate after receiving a letter from him accusing prison authorities of being involved in various illegal activities such as extorting money and supplying drugs, mobile phones and other prohibited items.

It further alleged that prisoners were "tortured like animals" by prison authorities. After receiving the letter in 2018, the court has asked a prison visiting judge to investigate the allegations and submit a report.

In his April 2019 report, the judge informed the court that the allegations that prohibited items were found inside the prison and that prison authorities extorted money from prisoners for the fundamental right of one hour a day of release were based on statements by various prisoners.