New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Delhi Police have recovered two white Toyota Fortuner SUVs bearing identical registration and chassis numbers, which they said had been moving across Delhi and other states for nearly five years, exposing a serious lapse in the vehicle registration and enforcement system.

The SUVs were recovered on Friday by the anti-auto theft squad (AATS) of west district from Gandhi Nagar and Vivek Vihar in east Delhi. Police have also arrested 23-year-old property dealer Aryan Mavi, who had been using one of the vehicles. The family that owned the other SUV had purchased it from a fraudster who is absconding.

According to investigators, the case came to light after police received information that two Fortuners were operating w...