MP Nagar police has nabbed a miscreant who used to steal two-wheelers for riding and recovered one scooter and four motorbikes worth Rs 2 lakh from his possession on Sunday; accused was nabbed during vehicle checking. The detained youth was identified as Jitendra Chouhan of Sehore and when he was asked about the documents of the vehicle he failed to provide details and later he confessed that the motorbike was stolen. Investigating Officer SI, JK Parihar said that the accused used to steal motorbikes for riding and he had not sold any of the stolen vehicles but still the number of vehicles stolen by the accused would be investigated.
The accused confessed that he had stolen four more motorbikes and later the motorbikes were recovered. Three vehicles were stolen from his village while one was parked near City hospital, he added.
The accused is a farmer and used to steal two wheelers to enjoy ride due to which all stolen vehicles have been recovered and none were sold by the accused. After stealing the vehicles accused used to escape to Sehore to evade arrest and would later enjoy the ride on stolen vehicles. No crime record of the accused was found and investigation to reveal details of his accomplices and people who might have helped in the crime.
The police have registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC and have started investigation to search for accomplices in the crime.