Ahmedabad youth steals BMW to fund startup, held

A youth in Ahmedabad stole a BMW car worth over ₹90 lakh to fund his aspiration of kickstarting a startup.

The incident unfolded on Tuesday when a trailer truck arrived from Chennai with six brand-new BMW vehicles at the company’s showroom on S G highway.

While the vehicles were being unloaded, 23-year-old Gaurang Goswami showed up at the scene. He posed as a showroom employee, and fled with one of the BMW cars, deceiving the employees.

The truck driver, Rajkumar Yadav, thereafter reported the incident to the Sarkhej police. Following this, the police launched a thorough surveillance and established that the stolen car had refuelled at a petrol pump on the Ahmedabad-Sanand road.

The police traced the vehicle’s movement by analysing the CCTV footage from toll booths and rural roads near Halvad.

After an overnight operation, the stolen vehicle was intercepted near Nagdavas village on the National Highway connecting the Maliya and Morvi talukas in Rajkot.

Goswami was met with several roadblocks and police surveillance on his way, following which he altered his route, leading to his eventual arrest.

Youth begs, borrows, steals to fund startup

The car thief revealed to the cops that he was a BBA graduate from Jamnagar’s Rasnal village.

During his interrogation, he admitted to committing the crime and attributed his acts to financial burdens and distress due to unemployment.

Goswami was frustrated over failing to secure finances and family support for his entrepreneurial ambitions, suggested police reports.