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Delhi saw 13 car theft cases daily in first half of 2025

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The national capital recorded an average of 13 cases of car thefts per day in the first half of 2025, officials said on Saturday.

However, Delhi also witnessed a decline in car theft cases in the first half of 2025 as compared to the same period last year.

According to official police data, Between January 1 and July 15 this year, a total of 2,468 cases of car theft were registered across the national capital.

During the corresponding period in 2024, the figure stood at 2,732, indicating a drop of nearly 10 per cent.

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Senior police officials attributed this decline to enhanced night patrolling, increased deployment of plainclothes teams in auto theft hotspots, and proactive intelligence gathering by Anti-Auto Theft Squads (AATS) in various districts.

The intensified crackdown on organised vehicle lifting syndicates and surveillance measures, including the use of CCTV and analytics-based policing, have also played a role, officials said.

Multiple cases involving interstate gangs involved in stealing luxury vehicles and transporting them to other states using fake number plates and master keys have been busted this year.

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