In a major breakthrough, the Vanrai Police in Mumbai have busted an inter-state gang involved in the theft and resale of heavy vehicles and recovered six stolen trucks worth Rs 1.8 crore from various districts of Rajasthan.

According to police sources, the case came to light on June 8, when a 10-wheeler Tata truck was stolen from a cement godown in the Goregaon (East) area of Mumbai around 1 am. A case was immediately registered at Vanrai Police Station under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Acting on technical intelligence and with assistance from Zankhvav Police in Surat Rural, Gujarat, the cops from Mumbai arrested Narsing Ramswaroop Singh, 44, a resident of Mechanic Nagar, Indore, along with the stolen truck.