New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- The Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the Delhi Police's Central District has busted a Punjab-based inter-state car theft racket with the arrest of two active autolifters from Amritsar, officials said.

Police also recovered five stolen cars, including four Hyundai Cretas and one Maruti Suzuki Dzire, effectively working out five cases of motor vehicle theft registered across the national capital.

The arrested accused have been identified as Shamsher (33) and Rinku alias Rinky (39), both residents of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar, Punjab.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central District) Rohit Rajbir Singh, the probe was initiated following a complaint regarding the theft of a white Hyundai Creta parked outsid...