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Fugitive from Dubai ran Delhi theft ring
Hindustan Times Delhi
|October 20, 2025
Aamir Pasha, Sata not only runs the theft network but also acts as a conduit for pushing high-quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) into India on behalf of Pakistan’s ISI
It began as a routine theft of a Kia Seltos in west Delhi's Nangloi. Fifteen months later, the Delhi Police have uncovered an audacious syndicate allegedly responsible for stealing up to 1,000 SUVs on the orders of a fugitive hiding in Dubai.
The Delhi Police crime branch has arrested 15 members of the alleged syndicate, which is helmed by 54-year-old Khwaja Shaik Hussain, alias Shakir Hussain aka Sata, from Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal. He reportedly fled to Dubai in 2020 using a fake passport.
The syndicate specialised in stealing “cars on demand,” particularly SUVs like Fortuner, Innova, Creta, and Seltos. Over five years, it has allegedly stolen 800-1,000 vehicles from Delhi-NCR, selling them across 10 states and along the Nepal border—all on Sata’s instructions. Following arrests between June 2024 and April 2025, at least 35 stolen cars have been recovered.
This story is from the October 20, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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