An abandoned car, found in Vasai on Wednesday morning, turned out to be the vehicle the Mumbai crime branch was frantically looking for since over four months ago.

However, the vehicle, which was later towed by the Bhabhola police and parked behind the police chowky, was set afire in less than 24 hours, sending the cops in a tizzy. Over the last few months, the crime branch had been on the lookout for one Rupesh D’mello who is wanted in many robbery and theft cases all over the city. The burnt car was allegedly stolen by D’mello. u00a0