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GPS tracking recovered an Indian cabbie’s vehicle while putting away five carjackers recently. The cab driver was driving to Paharganj from Gurgaon. He works in Gurgaon for the Top Wheels Tour and Travels Company. Three men hailed his cab, and after driving to the border of the state of Delhi, they asked him to take them to Delhi city. However, before they reached their destination, they forced him to stop, tied and gagged him, and put him back in the taxi. Somehow, (it appears this information was not disclosed) perhaps by a witness who saw the kidnapping or perhaps by the cab driver if he was released later, police were alerted.

The cab had an activated GPS unit, so police began to trace the vehicle. A GPS unit like this sends frequent signals to satellites, which coordinate with computers to follow its movements across a map. It allows police to follow a vehicle without making their presence known and possibly provoking a high-speed chase. They don’t have to keep the vehicle in sight, so as long as the criminals do not find and deactivate the device, police help is not far away.
In this case, they tracked the vehicle to a village in the Panipat district. In total, they arrested five men in their 20’s: Babloo, Subhash, Sanjay, Kushal, and Raja Singh. All five have criminal records. According to Meenu Chaudhury, Deputy Commissioner of Police, they are suspected of stealing, looting, and then selling luxury cars, and their criminal activities have been going on for some time.
This is a high score for the police in this case. The stolen vehicle was recovered, the cab driver was all right, and a five-member car theft gang was shut down. Not all these stories are quite so triumphant, but they all end more happily than they would without GPS to change the plot. Without tracking devices, it’s often impossible to find the stolen car. If it’s found, the thieves still might get away, their identity still unknown. With GPS, the likelihood of finding the car is greatly increased. And the car can be found very quickly, giving the thieves less time to make a getaway; indeed, they often do not even know they are being followed until they are caught. And all it takes is a simple little device added to a car, like a little piece of insurance.

Article Written by Kadence Vyra