Three SUVs (white Mahindra Scorpios) were stolen from different parts of the district in the wee hours of Tuesday, the police said.

However, the police have lodged an FIR and started conducting raids in various areas of the district to arrest the culprits.

According to information, two SUVs were stolen from the main market area at City Centre under Sector-IV police station. Meanwhile, another was stolen from Bokaro Thermal area under Bermo Sub-Division. The police have started an investigation and also collected CCTV footages from the areas where the miscreants came in a white Hyundai i20 car.

DSP City Gyan Ranjan said, “We are carrying out an investigation to trace the stolen vehicles and arrest the criminals. All the police stations have been informed about the matter. We suspect that the same gang is involved in the incidents. They are professional thieves as they broke the locks easily and took away the vehicles.”

Ranjan said the first SUV was owned by Arun Kumar Singh, an income tax lawyer, who stays near Bokaro Mall in the City Centre area. Singh said, “In the morning, I found my vehicle missing. I immediately informed the matter to the police. After seeing the CCTV footage, it was clear that four thieves were involved in the crime. One of them came near my vehicle, broke its back glass, and entered inside. After a few minutes, he drove it away.”

The second incident was reported near a Maruti showroom. The vehicle owner, who owns a shop just opposite the showroom, used to park his car there. Both the incidents took place within an hour, the police said.

Meanwhile, the third SUV was owned by Shambhu Yadav, a retired employee of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). Yadav had parked the vehicle in front of his house and on the next day, he found it missing.