Misrod police have arrested two vehicle thieves and the accused who bought the stolen vehicle and recovered vehicles worth around Rs 2.20 lakh.
The vehicle lifter had stolen vehicles from MP Nagar, Mandideep, Raisen, Hoshangabad and Misrod. The accused had also committed serious crimes like theft, embezzlement, robbery and assault.
The accused used to target the motorcycles parked outside the malls and shops, taking advantage of the opportunity they would break the lock of the vehicle and carry out the crime.
The screwdriver and pliers used in the incident were seized.
During the investigation, a team was formed and after checking the cameras of the police station areas and closely observing the technical resources, it was found that in the footage of the incident of motorcycle theft near Maple Mall two persons of similar appearance were seen standing near Kaliyasot bridge Samardha.
A team was sent to verify the information. After reaching the place mentioned by the informer, two persons of the above mentioned appearance were seen who tried to escape.
The accused was identified as Gaurav Gaur and Akash Sharma and when interrogated regarding the crimes they confessed that they have sold the stolen motorcycle to his Arif Sah alias Goldie, who was arrested from Mandideep and four stolen motorcycles were recovered.
During the day, they used to recce the vehicles parked outside the shops and malls and used to carry out the incidents whenever they got the opportunity.