Kotwali police have nabbed two minor vehicle-lifters from near Unani hospital on Saturday and recovered nine motorbikes from their possession. Acting on a tip off, two boys were nabbed with an Activa scooter and when they were questioned they failed to provide registration documents of the scooter. Based on instructions by DIG Santosh Kumar regarding vehicle lifters in the respective areas by police station in-charge have been asked to maintain strict vigil during routine vehicle checking on city roads.
A police team was formed by SHO Kotwali Ashish Dhruve which acted on the information and two minors were arrested from near Unani Safakhana and when their questioned , they confessed of stealing nine two-wheelers from Kotwali, Jehangirabad and other areas of the state capital. Police said that both minors were questioned in presence of their parents. Both children have confessed to stealing two wheelers as they were fond of bikes and that they used to break the lock of new bikes for stealing. Meanwhile, Habibganj police have nabbed two vehicle lifters and recovered 8 motorbikes worth Rs 8 lakh from their possession on Saturday. The nabbed accused confessed stealing of vehicles from different parts of the city. The nabbed accused persons were identified as Raja alias Raees Khan (32) of Rajgarh and Haneef Khan (22) of Rajgarh. The two were staying at Budhwara in a rented room. Five motorbikes were stolen from MP Nagar, one each from Shahapura, Shymala hills, Shahpura & Ayodhya Nagar. Police said that more recoveries would be made in the further investigation and disposed off vehicles from other parts of the State and nearby areas of the city would be investigated. Crime record of the two would be investigated in the further investigation and for details Rajgarh police would be contacted.