Four members of a suspected inter-state auto-lifter gang, including its leader, were arrested, police said on Monday. The accused were identified as Sariq Sata (47), Furkan Sheikh (40), Sageer Ahmed (34), Sikender (28) and Sariq, they added. With these arrests, seven members of the gang were nabbed and 51 stolen vehicles recovered from their possession, the police said.

Sata, the alleged kingpin of the gang had 43 cases registered against him, a senior police officer said, adding that he was carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on his arrest by the Delhi Police and Rs 20,000 by the Sambhal police. In all, seven members of the gang were arrested so far and 51 stolen vehicles recovered, the officer said. Earlier, three members of the gang -- Kalia alias Safruddin, Tirath and Naveen -- were arrested, he added. During interrogation, they had disclosed that Sata was the kingpin of the gang and since 2012, he, along with his associates Sageer, Sikander and others, was involved in stealing luxury cars in Delhi-NCR.