Man accuses cops of releasing stolen vehicle

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 2

A man levelled allegations against the Haibowal police for releasing his stolen car, which was supposed to be a case property, without initiating any legal proceedings.

The complainant has now reached the Punjab and Haryana High Court to file a petition against the police.

Complainant Narinder Kumar Sharma of Mahrishi Valmiki Nagar said in April 2018, he, along with his friends, had gone to Haridwar and had parked his Hyndai Accent car outside a hotel. The next morning when they woke up, the car was found missing.

On April 28, he got registered a car theft case at the Haridwar police station.

“On November 25, I saw my car lying parked outside the DMCH here. I clicked photographs of the vehicle. Before I could inform the police, a man came and left the place in the car. I started chasing the vehicle. He parked the car at an empty plot in Rajan Estate. Afterwards, I informed the

Haibowal police and the police took the car to the police station,” the complainant alleged.

The complainant said on November 29, when he went to the police station, he was surprised to see that his car was not there. When he asked the Station House Officer why his car, which was supposed to be a case property, was released, the police official did not give any satisfactory reply.

Sharma said he would file a petition in the high court against the police for releasing the car.

However, the Haibowal Station House Officer (SHO), Neeraj Chaudhary, said a city-based person who is possessing the car at present claimed that he had bought the vehicle and he also had all related documents. Even some documents had signatures of Narinder.

“We are verifying all persons involved in the sale and purchase of the car. Let the investigation completes, things can be cleared only then,” the Station House Officer said.