A smart thief and a smooth theft - Team-BHP

kph · 9th March 2007, 22:05

At the bullet garage where I go for vehicle service, on 7.3.2007, one well dressed gentleman appears looking for second hand bullet. One of the two mechanics present at that time informs him there is one for sale. The gentleman informs him that he knows the mechanic who is not present there and he has already informed him to come and check the vehicle anytime and would have been better if he was present. Mechanic said no issues, he will inform the vehicle owner and get the vehicle at the garage and he can have it inspected. The vehicle owner has been informed and before he brought the vehicle to the garage the gentleman made a good reputation for himself talking to the mechanic. He even said he is working in the SP office. He enquired about the garage owner who doesn’t work there anymore for health reasons. He was so generous to ask about his health and other business. Within a few minutes the vehicle owner appeared with the ‘for sale’ bike. The gentleman wanted a ride; anyone will want a ride before buying a bike. At around 12:00 noon gentleman took off from the garage with the bike for test ride. 10 min passed and the gentleman is not yet back. The only worry was if the vehicle had a breakdown or any accident happened to him… He doesn’t have the tel. no of anyone to call and inform. The mechanic and the vehicle owner went for a round and saw no clue of the gentleman and the bullet. Finally they are forced to believe what happened was a vehicle theft. (KRR 3369 has been stolen; if anyone sees this no. plate anywhere… you know what to do though that is a very distant possibility) Police has been informed and case registered. Later when enquired it was discovered that the same gentleman has approached a nearby vehicle garage also to enquire about ‘for sale’ bikes and they directed him to the bullet garage. He very smartly got all the information from them about the garage and the people associated. There wasn’t a reason for suspicion.
I met the mechanic a couple of hours back and no clue even after two days. He doesn’t have any hope now. What a smart way to steal a vehicle.

gr8guzzler · 9th March 2007, 22:23

True...a very smart way of stealing.

Reminds me of 1 incident where one of my friend was selling his house and a guy arrived, spoke to them very nicely and wanted to make a urgent call to his brother in Dubai to finalize the deal. He did not have a mobile phone and asked my friend for his phone stating that he will use his own SIM to make the international call. He made the call and during the call just moved outside for better reception and vanished with the phone.

Really can't do much about such incidents except in this case the owner should have insisted on coming along for the test drive.

speedzak · 9th March 2007, 22:43

Oh my god!!
Something very easy to read but in real, It is very hard to go thru. Man!! I feel very sorry for the owner. KRR reg means the Bull was quiet old and should have been a very good maintained one.

Yesterday, somebody vanished off with a Merc from a nearby town here.

These CHORs are gaining more and more smartness I think.

esteem_lover · 9th March 2007, 22:48

It was actually stupid of these guys to part with their bikes or phones. come on guys, how stupid can you get ! how do you trust someone whom you do not know with your bike. regarding the phone, if the guy wanted to make a call to dubai, the simplest way is to ask him to go to the nearest pay phone. these people deserved what they got. i am not supporting the thieves, but you got to be smart enough.

xinome · 9th March 2007, 23:07

well said esteem_lover the bike was worth stealing but i dont think anyone of us will be seeing a KRR 3369 cruising on the streets anytime soon

and i dont think anyone will give of their mobile by removing their simcards from it. sheeshhhh .... thats some bad luck

s0uljah · 10th March 2007, 07:19

Very unfortunate incident, that too an old bullet as mentioned by Zak!! Must be painful for the owner :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

how do you trust someone whom you do not know with your bike. regarding the phone,

A little common sense can go a long way.

theMAG · 10th March 2007, 10:24

Its a sign of the times that crime threads are becoming common here.

kph · 10th March 2007, 11:04

Some people won't learn quick. they will wait for an experience - a painful one- to learn.
i have a very careless friend who never bothered to take off keys from the bike. He learned only when the bike got stolen.

V-16 · 10th March 2007, 14:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by kph

Some people won't learn quick. they will wait for an experience - a painful one- to learn.
i have a very careless friend who never bothered to take off keys from the bike. He learned only when the bike got stolen.

Well with a pained heart I would like to say these harsh words regarding your careless and lazy friend...."he deserves it". Anyone who does not bother about these things and the unfortunate happens to them, well then they have no one to blame but themselves.

autoenthusiast · 10th March 2007, 21:26

Darn stupid and foolish on the part of the owners.

Interesting thought is whether the insurance covers these kind of robberies that are out of the owners negligence ?

kph · 10th March 2007, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by autoenthusiast

Darn stupid and foolish on the part of the owners.

Interesting thought is whether the insurance covers these kind of robberies that are out of the owners negligence ?

Insurance?
No way.
it's almost 20- 30 years old classic. Full cover insurance for that!! No way... Gone is gone. Let them be happy to have a big lesson learnt.

rjstyles69 · 10th March 2007, 23:31

Well,this is what happened today to me. Went to South Indian Bank(Malleshwaram Branch) with dad and we parked our Honda Activa right in front of the bank,only to return and find the spare wheel missing

.
Still wonder how is that the thief managed to get the spare wheel off without getting noticed.

Sankar · 11th March 2007, 20:48

Very sad to hear about it. These days you can't trust anybody.
I'll keep an eye out for the KRR 3369. KRR is a kerala registration i guess.

kph · 11th March 2007, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sankar

Very sad to hear about it. These days you can't trust anybody.
I'll keep an eye out for the KRR 3369. KRR is a kerala registration i guess.

yes, kerala.
This happened at Thodupuzha.

Sankar · 12th March 2007, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by kph

yes, kerala.
This happened at Thodupuzha.

I thought it happened here in Banglore..

9th March 2007, 22:05	#1 (permalink)
kph BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 139	A smart thief and a smooth theft At the bullet garage where I go for vehicle service, on 7.3.2007, one well dressed gentleman appears looking for second hand bullet. One of the two mechanics present at that time informs him there is one for sale. The gentleman informs him that he knows the mechanic who is not present there and he has already informed him to come and check the vehicle anytime and would have been better if he was present. Mechanic said no issues, he will inform the vehicle owner and get the vehicle at the garage and he can have it inspected. The vehicle owner has been informed and before he brought the vehicle to the garage the gentleman made a good reputation for himself talking to the mechanic. He even said he is working in the SP office. He enquired about the garage owner who doesn’t work there anymore for health reasons. He was so generous to ask about his health and other business. Within a few minutes the vehicle owner appeared with the ‘for sale’ bike. The gentleman wanted a ride; anyone will want a ride before buying a bike. At around 12:00 noon gentleman took off from the garage with the bike for test ride. 10 min passed and the gentleman is not yet back. The only worry was if the vehicle had a breakdown or any accident happened to him… He doesn’t have the tel. no of anyone to call and inform. The mechanic and the vehicle owner went for a round and saw no clue of the gentleman and the bullet. Finally they are forced to believe what happened was a vehicle theft. (KRR 3369 has been stolen; if anyone sees this no. plate anywhere… you know what to do though that is a very distant possibility) Police has been informed and case registered. Later when enquired it was discovered that the same gentleman has approached a nearby vehicle garage also to enquire about ‘for sale’ bikes and they directed him to the bullet garage. He very smartly got all the information from them about the garage and the people associated. There wasn’t a reason for suspicion. I met the mechanic a couple of hours back and no clue even after two days. He doesn’t have any hope now. What a smart way to steal a vehicle. __________________ ridelogs.blogspot.com

9th March 2007, 22:23	#2 (permalink)
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 478 View My Garage	True...a very smart way of stealing. Reminds me of 1 incident where one of my friend was selling his house and a guy arrived, spoke to them very nicely and wanted to make a urgent call to his brother in Dubai to finalize the deal. He did not have a mobile phone and asked my friend for his phone stating that he will use his own SIM to make the international call. He made the call and during the call just moved outside for better reception and vanished with the phone. Really can't do much about such incidents except in this case the owner should have insisted on coming along for the test drive. __________________ Kishore

9th March 2007, 22:43	#3 (permalink)
speedzak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Delhi. It's work'n work! Posts: 3,641 View My Garage	Oh my god!! Something very easy to read but in real, It is very hard to go thru. Man!! I feel very sorry for the owner. KRR reg means the Bull was quiet old and should have been a very good maintained one. Yesterday, somebody vanished off with a Merc from a nearby town here. These CHORs are gaining more and more smartness I think. __________________ Music heaven a touch away! SK456's Santro.

9th March 2007, 22:48	#4 (permalink)
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 5,145 View My Garage	It was actually stupid of these guys to part with their bikes or phones. come on guys, how stupid can you get ! how do you trust someone whom you do not know with your bike. regarding the phone, if the guy wanted to make a call to dubai, the simplest way is to ask him to go to the nearest pay phone. these people deserved what they got. i am not supporting the thieves, but you got to be smart enough. __________________ R.I.P Islero

9th March 2007, 23:07	#5 (permalink)
xinome BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Banglore Posts: 319	well said esteem_lover the bike was worth stealing but i dont think anyone of us will be seeing a KRR 3369 cruising on the streets anytime soon and i dont think anyone will give of their mobile by removing their simcards from it. sheeshhhh .... thats some bad luck __________________ " I meant what I said and I said what I meant. " बूम शाकालाका बेबी

10th March 2007, 10:24	#7 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,763 View My Garage	Its a sign of the times that crime threads are becoming common here. __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

10th March 2007, 11:04	#8 (permalink)
kph BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 139	Some people won't learn quick. they will wait for an experience - a painful one- to learn. i have a very careless friend who never bothered to take off keys from the bike. He learned only when the bike got stolen. __________________ ridelogs.blogspot.com

10th March 2007, 21:26	#10 (permalink)
autoenthusiast BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 149	Darn stupid and foolish on the part of the owners. Interesting thought is whether the insurance covers these kind of robberies that are out of the owners negligence ?

10th March 2007, 23:31	#12 (permalink)
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 1,814 View My Garage	Well,this is what happened today to me. Went to South Indian Bank(Malleshwaram Branch) with dad and we parked our Honda Activa right in front of the bank,only to return and find the spare wheel missing . Still wonder how is that the thief managed to get the spare wheel off without getting noticed. __________________ Cheers rjstyles You never really learn to SWEAR until you learn to DRIVE.

11th March 2007, 20:48	#13 (permalink)
Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: TRV Posts: 1,527 View My Garage	Very sad to hear about it. These days you can't trust anybody. I'll keep an eye out for the KRR 3369. KRR is a kerala registration i guess.

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