NAVI MUMBAI/MUMBAI: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) probing the theft of cars used in the Ahmedabad blasts is now questioning the owners of the cars stolen from Navi Mumbai. The four cars were stolen on the nights of July 7 and July 14, both Tuesdays.

Police said they are trying to get information from the cars’ owners about the circumstances in which the vehicles were stolen. Police said the Wagon R (MH-43-R-3569), stolen from Vashi and found abandoned with explosives in Surat with a fake number plate (GJ-6-CD-3569), belongs to Neeta Madhav of Sector 6 in Vashi.

A second car, stolen from Panvel (MH-06 8294), was also abandoned in Surat with explosives. It is owned by Pradeep Vaylar of Panvel. The thieves put a fake number plate (GJ-6-CD-8294) on it too.

The third vehicle, a Maruti 800 (MH-05-H-5764), was used in the LG Hospital blast in Ahmedabad with a fake number plate (GJ-6-CD-5764). It was owned by Raj Kumar Oberoi from Nerul. The fourth car (MH-06-AF-9719) was stolen from Panvel and used in the civil hospital blast with a fake number plate (GJ-6-CD-9817). It belonged to Narsappa Nageshwar of Panvel.

When TOI visited the row house of Neeta Madhav, it was found locked. Even the neighbours have been asked to be alert and not talk to anyone about the Madhav family’s whereabouts.

ATS sleuths also approached the Navi Mumbai car showroom from where Madhav had bought the vehicle in March. Gopalan, proprietor of SK Wheels in Turbhe, said, “The ATS asked us to not disclose any information regarding this case. I’m surprised that the investigation is so in-depth that they have even come to us.”

Oberoi, whose Maruti 800 was stolen on July 14, said, “I was already feeling harassed when my car was stolen. All of this is only adding to my woes.” He filed a complaint at Nerul police station on July 15, but the local police did not find anything concrete till the car was found linked to the bombings. Now, Oberoi has top cops looking into his car’s theft.

Source by Iindiatimes