A father of four from Bradford has spoken of his despair after police told him that they would not be taking any action against people who he alleges stole his car in a street robbery.
by CHRIS BRADY
Mohammed Alyas, 40, who has lived in the Little Horton area of the city for the last twenty years, is claiming that on 30 June he was dragged from his car by four men whilst driving down Beckside Road, Great Horton. Mohammed says tha
t his car keys were stolen from him and his car driven away.
Speaking to Asian Leader, he said: "I saw a police car across the road, so ran over to let them know what had happened. I recognised two of the men involved and told the police who they were."
The men were then arrested by police and said they had taken the car to repay a debt, as Mr Alyas owed them money.
Mohammed is adamant that these accusations of a debt are untrue and is horrified after police told him they would be no further action as the Crown Prosecution Service had decided it was a civil case.
He says: "I don't owe these people any money. I am the victim.
My car has been stolen and I have gone to the police for help, but now it seems the theft of a car is no longer a criminal offence.
"I have the documents to prove this is my car, but because there people are claiming that I owe them money, nothing is going to be done about it. I feel so let down."
West Yorkshire Police have said that they investigated the claims and passed on a subsequent file to the Crown Prosecution Service, who in turn have commented that after careful consideration, the case is not a criminal, but a civil matter, unless any new information comes to light.
Mohammed's solicitor, Shakil Ahmed has said that he has written to the Crown Prosecution Service to see why the allegation is not being taken further and believes one route of action might be to contact the Police Complaints Commission.
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