Five persons were arrested in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Monday for allegedly stealing car silencers for the platinum in them, a police official said.
They had stolen silencers of 11 cars of a particular make as these contain platinum and the plan was to sell it further to a Delhi-based gang, Additional Commissioner of Police Rajesh Vyas told reporters.
"They also planned to rob a car showroom. We have recovered some material from them that contains platinum. We believe they have stolen silencers of at least 30 cars. A team has been sent to Delhi to arrest those people buying these stolen parts," he said.
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He identified the four accused as Bilal (22), Kalam Khan (20), Wahid Shah (28), Mohammad Akram (28), and Samir Pathan (19).
