Four men steal three SUVs in five minutes

Mumbai: Three luxury SUVs costing over Rs 25 lakh were stolen in the early hours of August 24 within five minutes. The incident occurred in Andheri (East) when four men in their mid-20s accosted and kidnapped a car cleaner outside a car rental company and then decamped with the stolen cars.

After their quick heist, the men then dumped the cleaner on the highway.

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As per his daily routine, 22-year-old Rajkumar was cleaning a fleet of cars at Chris Cars - an auto rental company - located behind Regency hotel in Andheri (East). Four men in a white Honda approached Rajkumar and insisted that he cleaned their car too.

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The four men used the keys to then unlock the respective cars. Three cars had automatic locking systems and through their beeps, the thieves were able to identify the three Innovas. However, they were unable to find the car for the fourth key, which was a Swift Dzire, parked a few feet away.

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After identifying the three cars, the men - who spoke in Gujarati, Hindi and a south Indian language - brazenly drove off with the cars and the Honda city along with Rajkumar. After driving a few kilometres away from the scene of the robbery, they stopped near the Bisleri Factory on the Western Express Highway and let Rajkumar out of the car. Once he was released, they drove off.