Truck thief who stole 13 vehicles nabbed by Nippani police

Belagavi: Nippani police on Thursday busted a big truck stealing racket and recovered 13 vehicles with a total value of 1.78 crores.

The kingpin, Kallappa Sunil Kadam (46) from Ankali village in Chikodi taluk was caught while driving one of his stolen truck. Kadam’s accomplice, Jameer Ibrahim Harchikar (46) from Kolhapur, is absconding.

The recovered vehicles include 11 trucks and 2 cars.