Crime branch police have nabbed two miscreants involved in vehicle lifting and recovered two motorcycles worth Rs 1 lakh from their possession.
Acting on a tip off, a person was nabbed near petrol pump at Nehru Nagar and when he was questioned he was not able to provide the documents of the motorbike and confessed that he was trying to sell motorbike.
ASP (Crime Branch) Rashmi Mishra said the accused Pramod works as a labour whereas Anil Ahire deals in furniture making. A complaint of riot and extortion was earlier registered against accused at Kamla Nagar police station.
The accused was identified as Pramod Mehra and was held with a motorbike bearing registration MP15-MM-9667 which was stolen from Jawahar square four days ago. He told the police that he along with his accomplice Anil Ahire have stolen the motorbike, she added.
Pramod was trying to sell the motorbike at low price and was nabbed while he was waiting for customer. The customer who was scheduled to buy the motorbike would be searched as it would help in revealing miscreants involved in disposing stolen vehicles.
During the investigation he confessed that they have also stolen a Honda Shine motorbike bearing registration number MP04SC8509 near Shikhar coaching center at Jawahar Chowk around 10 months ago.
Police said that details of stolen vehicles in the past would be investigated as it is possible that the tow have stolen and sold those stolen vehicles. The two used to steal vehicles for making fast money. Details of other accomplices would be investigated said police.