Thane: An inter-state gang of car thieves was busted by police in Thane district of Maharashtra and eight people were arrested, an official said on Wednesday. Eight cars collectively valued at Rs 1.2 crore were also seized from their possession, he said.

Two of the accused were scrap dealers who used to inform other gang members about the model, colour and other specifications of the scrap cars bought by them, assistant police inspector Pramod Badak said. The other gang members stole cars having good condition from different places and sent them to the two scrap dealers, he said.