The Bhopal crime branch has nabbed a three member vehicle lifters’ gang and recovered six two-wheelers worth Rs 4 lakh from their possession.
Acting on a tip off, near Jinsi Slaughter house two youths was trying to sell KTM Duke at low price were nabbed and identified as Rahul Verma (20) and Saud Khan (20) of Budhwara.
The nabbed accused accepted stealing the vehicle from BDA Lalghati around one and a half years ago.
Later in the investigation when the two were quizzed they revealed that along with their third accomplice Farhan alias Kaanta Qureshi (24) of Budhwara.
The three confessed to have stolen five scooters from different parts of the city and recovered the scooters from their possession. The vehicles have been stolen from Koh-e-Fiza, Kotwali, Shahjehanabad and Talaiya police station areas.
The main accused Farhan has been booked earlier for vehicle lifting. He joined Rahul and Saud who were released on bail. Saud was assigned to dispose vehicles. After the stealing of vehicles it was used till the vehicle ran out of petrol and later kept at busy market place and would search for customer to sell the vehicle.
Farhan and Saud work as labour while Rahul works at a tea stall.
Meanwhile, Kamla Nagar police nabbed two miscreants and recovered gold jewelry worth Rs 80000 burgled from Kotra Sultanabad on December 2.
According to the police, acting on a tip off regarding two persons trying to sell jewelry a team was rushed to the spot and based on the information nabbed them.
The nabbed miscreants were identified as Pepul Chouhan (22) and Kamal Soni (52). The two confessed burglary at Kotra Sultanabad. Police recovered two gold finger rings and gold chain with pendant.