<p>The Yeshwantpur police on Monday arrested a five-member gang that rented vehicles and sold them by changing their registration numbers.</p>.<p>Police recovered an SUV worth Rs 32 lakh and 13 bikes from the arrested men —Arif, 26, and his associates Koustubh, 32, from Belagavi; and Syed Arman, 23, Sulaiman Pasha, 23, and Tousif, 26, from Chandra Layout and Chamarajpet.</p>.<p>They were arrested based on a complaint by a city-based businessman Girish that they tried selling him an SUV for Rs 5 lakh with registration documents.</p>.<p>Girish said in his complaint that he met the prime accused Arif and Koustubh a couple of days ago when he was travelling to the city from Belagavi. The duo introduced themselves as dealers of second-hand vehicles and offered to get him a vehicle in good condition for a cheaper price. They took his contact number.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Arif called Girish to inform him that he has a Toyota Fortuner with a sale price of Rs 5 lakh. After a test drive, Girish agreed to buy the vehicle and asked for the vehicle documents. The accused took Rs 5,000 and gave him a photocopy of the vehicle documents. He asked Girish to arrange for the remaining amount.</p>.<p>Girish checked the government transport department’s website and found out that the documents given to him had been fabricated. He later filed a complaint with the Yeshwantpur police.</p>.<p>A senior police officer said the accused had rented the vehicle to go to Goa.</p>.<p>They later escaped with the vehicle, changed its registration number and created fake vehicle documents. He said the accused had stolen many vehicles using the same method.</p>
<p>The Yeshwantpur police on Monday arrested a five-member gang that rented vehicles and sold them by changing their registration numbers.</p>.<p>Police recovered an SUV worth Rs 32 lakh and 13 bikes from the arrested men —Arif, 26, and his associates Koustubh, 32, from Belagavi; and Syed Arman, 23, Sulaiman Pasha, 23, and Tousif, 26, from Chandra Layout and Chamarajpet.</p>.<p>They were arrested based on a complaint by a city-based businessman Girish that they tried selling him an SUV for Rs 5 lakh with registration documents.</p>.<p>Girish said in his complaint that he met the prime accused Arif and Koustubh a couple of days ago when he was travelling to the city from Belagavi. The duo introduced themselves as dealers of second-hand vehicles and offered to get him a vehicle in good condition for a cheaper price. They took his contact number.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Arif called Girish to inform him that he has a Toyota Fortuner with a sale price of Rs 5 lakh. After a test drive, Girish agreed to buy the vehicle and asked for the vehicle documents. The accused took Rs 5,000 and gave him a photocopy of the vehicle documents. He asked Girish to arrange for the remaining amount.</p>.<p>Girish checked the government transport department’s website and found out that the documents given to him had been fabricated. He later filed a complaint with the Yeshwantpur police.</p>.<p>A senior police officer said the accused had rented the vehicle to go to Goa.</p>.<p>They later escaped with the vehicle, changed its registration number and created fake vehicle documents. He said the accused had stolen many vehicles using the same method.</p>