Three held in West Delhi after stolen SUV hits, injures two cops

“It was revealed that the intercepted SUV was stolen last September and was involved in multiple incidents of vehicle theft, including that of Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and Toyota Fortuner. The SUV was being operated with a fake number plate to evade police detection,” officers said.

CCTV footage of the incident showed that the Seltos first zoomed past a police vehicle, before ramming into a tow- truck blocking the road.

The vehicle then reversed and hit the police SUV—- white Bolero— chasing it from behind. When police officers came out of their vehicle and surrounded the Seltos, the vehicle moved towards them in an attempt to escape, and then hit the divider. The officers then broke open the window panes of the vehicle to get the accused out, police said.

“During interception, the driver, Mashrur, made a deliberate and life-threatening attempt to run over the police team. He rammed the vehicle into officers, as a result of which Head Constable Devender and Constable Manish were hit and thrown towards the footpath, causing injuries,” DCP Bhaskar stated.

The injured personnel were shifted to GTB Hospital for treatment.

The accused also rammed the SUV into public vehicles, police said. The recovered Kia Seltos was verified as stolen from Northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar on September 2, 2025, officers said.

According to the police, the three accused have been involved in multiple vehicle theft cases. A FIR has been registered at Vivek Vihar police station. Further investigation is underway.