States »WesPosted at: Apr 23 2021 3:33AM

Two arrested for theft of cars' silencers

Thane, Apr 22 (UNI) With arrest of two people including a garage owner, the MBVV (Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar) Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a racket involving the theft of cars' silencers for making costly metallic powder.
Based on numerous complaints of theft of silencers of Maruti Eeco car, police rounded up the duo including the garage owner, police said.
The duo of Yunus Rafique Shaikh (40) and Salman Malasaheb Shaikh (24, both from Bhiwandi town of the district) were later arrested.
Rolice seized three silencers of the Eeco cars broken into pieces worth Rs 10,000 and an Eeco car worth Rs 3.30 lakh, also broken into pieces, with its silencer removed.
During interrogation, police came to know that the accused used the silencer of the car for making the mixed powder of costly metals such as hodium, palladium and platinum. They used to steal the silencers and sell the mixed metallic powder to one Akib Mukim Khan of Bandra, sources added.
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