Every 15 minutes, a car is stolen or snatched in Delhi

August 11, 2016 12:26

Every 15 minutes, a car in Delhi is either stolen or snatched. According to recent data, nearly 100 vehicles were reportedly stolen on each day of last month.

A police study shows that the number vehicles stolen this year is double the figure registered in the whole of 2011.

Officers also say that there's been a 13% drop in the number of vehicles recovered. But they say that the spurt in the numbers is due to the increase in vehicle numbers and lack of parking space.

The study finds one-sixth of the thefts are reported from east Delhi.

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