Three miscreants involved in vehicle lifting were nabbed by Hanumanganj police and 19 motorbikes worth lakhs of rupees were recovered, said Superintendent of Police Bhopal (North) Arvind Saxena while speaking to the mediapersons on Sunday. SP Saxena told that on Sunday, when three persons on a motorbike were stopped they accelerated and tried to escape, but were later chased down by the police. When the three were asked to produce the documents of the vehicles, they confessed that the motorbike is stolen.
In the further investigation, they confirmed that they work in the form of a gang and are operating for five months in the State capital and nearby areas. The three were identified as Sunil Verma, Ateek and Sayeed of Shyampur Dohara. Providing the modus operandi, SP Saxena said that the three confirmed that they used to target the parked two-wheelers and after marking a specific vehicle, they would pull down the motorbikes and would wait for response and in case if no response from any one, they would escape with motorbike using master keys.
In the investigation based on the confirmation of the nabbed accused, police have recovered around 19 motorbikes. The accused confirmed stealing 12 motorbikes from different areas of the city while 7 motorbikes were stolen from Sehore district. Fearing arrest, the accused chose to rent the motorbikes instead of selling or disposing. Police said that more number of thefts would be confessed by the accused during further investigation. Details from Sehore district police are yet to be collected, which would help in revealing motorbike thefts in the district.