Bunty Chor-like criminal steals engines in S Delhi

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But earlier this month, the 25-year-olds luck finally ran out, leading the Delhi Police to the lone-wolf and prompting comparisons with Bunty Chor, one of the citys most notorious burglars, who inspired the 2008 Hindi film Oye Lucky!.

On March 2, Kumar was in the process of stealing the engine of a Toyota Innova parked near the Safdarjung bus terminal when he was spotted by its driver..

Kumar panicked and fired at the driver Shiv Kumar Yadav and his friend Rakesh Singh when they tried to catch him, injuring Singh in the process, police said. . Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news!.

Since September, DCP Meena said, Kumar had been operating as a lone wolf and committed over 200 robberies, adding that cases where he was involved were lodged across south Delhi, including Lajpat Nagar, RK Puram, Palam, Okhla, Hauz Khas, and Hazrat Nizamuddin..

Yamin, police said, Yamin was the receiver of the stolen items and would sell the engines to workshops, car dealers and repair shops in Central Delhi..