AUTO THEFT INFORMATION COUNTER AT CID, HQ, ASSAM, GUWAHATI.

Assam Police, CID HQ is maintaining a data bank on stolen and recovered Motor vehicles and opened an Auto Theft Information Counter on 6th May 2002 at CID, H.Q., Assam, Guwahati. The purpose of the counter is to provide a facility to the Public to check up status of loss/stolen vehicle as well as pre-check on the 2nd hand vehicles before buying them, so that stolen vehicles are not purchased inadvertently by the public.

Any person desiring to make an enquiry in this counter is required to fill up a form with all the details of the vehicle such as Registration Number, Chassis Number and Engine Number and submit to this office along with a fee of Rs. 20.00(twenty) only. Which will be shared between the Union Govt. and State Govt. on a ratio of 50:50.

After opening of the Auto Theft Information Counter total 12,987 No.s of vehicles verified and out of which 306 No.s of stolen vehicles has been detected up to October 2008.

Status report of vehicle theft and recovery of Assam as follows :