3 thieves go to steal van in Kanpur, realise noone knows to drive. This is what happened next

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This is the story of three boys, two of them studying in college, who came together to steal a Maruti van in Kanpur's Dabauli area in order to make a quick buck..

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bhej Narayan Singh said the three accused had stolen the vehicle from the Dabauli area on May 7...

No one knew how to drive the vehicle but after stealing it, they thought they would sell it," the ACP said...

He also said there was a plan to sell the stolen vehicles through a website which was being made by Satyam..

His plan was if the vehicles were not sold in the market, he would sell them through the website," the ACP further said...

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