The couple suspect the involvement of car showroom staff in the theft as they recall that they were given the wrong duplicate key, while the original one was kept with the suspect, they alleged.
When an elderly couple thought of investing their hard-earned money in a car, to ease their everyday tasks, they did not know their newly bought car would not even last 48 hours with them. Delivered on last Thursday evening, the car could was allegedly stolen on Saturday afternoon. The couple suspect the involvement of car showroom staff in the theft as they recall that they were given the wrong duplicate key, while the original one was kept with the suspect, they alleged.
Police officials reveal that the complainants, 62-year-old Sanjay Ahuja, a retired professional, and his wife Neena Ahuja, who live at their Inderpuri residence, had looked to purchase a Honda WRV SUV for which they approached a showroom - Sugoi Motors (P) Ltd at Shivaji Marg in west Delhi's Moti Nagar area
In his complaint Sanjay said that his wife Neena had booked the car with the showroom, on April 30 and was informed that the waiting period would between 7-8 weeks. This waiting period was too long for too long for the Ahujas and they decided to cancel the booking.
"On May 30, Mrs Ahuja informed one Richa Kaushik at the showroom - Sugoi Motors (P) Ltd at Shivaji Marg in west Delhi's Moti Nagar area, that she wanted to cancel her booking. On May 31, around 10.15 am, Kaushik informed Sanjay that there is a possibility that someone who had booked their WRV was cancelling their booking and it is of the same colour that Mrs Ahuja had booked. Kaushik that in case the RTGS of the amount could be done, the delivery of the car can be arranged on the same evening itself by 6.00 pm," Sanjay said.
The complainant also added that on May 31, the showroom staff put pressure on them to accept the delivery without vehicle's registration, to which the Ahujas refused. It was finally on June 1, that the vehicle was delivered around 9pm, but without number plates. The number of the car was printed on a piece of paper and pasted on the front and rear windshields, Ahuja said.
"The next day, a staffer from the showroom came with the high security Number Plates and fitted them in the front and back. It was during the fitting that we realised that the duplicate key issued by the showroom would not fit the car. However we were able to open the car using the remote locking key. On June 3, around 12:42 pm, as captured in a CCTV camera, a Sikh man was seen entering the gate, taking a key out of his pocket and inserting it into our car's lock. Within minutes he got inside, started the car and drove away," Ahuja said.
The couple then lodged a complaint on June 4, at Inderpuri police station and applied for a claim with the insurance company. "People from the locality and showroom are being questioned. The car has not been recovered as of now and we are yet to reach the culprit. An FIR of the theft has been registered and the incident is being probed," said a senior police officer.
Staff forced
The complainant said that on May 31, the showroom staff put pressure on them to accept the delivery without vehicle’s registration, to which the Ahujas refused.
It was finally on June 1, that the vehicle was delivered around 9pm, but without number plates.
The number of the car was printed on a piece of paper and pasted on the front and rear windshields, Ahuja said.
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