Bhopal

Police nab vehicle lifters, seize 65K

Staff Reporter

The Arera Hills police have nabbed two member gang of vehicle-lifters from Bheem Nagar and recovered vehicle worth Rs  65000 from their possession on Monday; crime record of gang members is under investigation.

According to the police, acting on a tip off regarding a stolen bike car police team reached the spot and seized the bike bearing registration number MP04QD4736 from the accused identified as Laxman Bansal(19) and Ajay Bansal (19).

In the initial investigation police have received information of other vehicles which would be investigated. Accused confessed that the bike was stolen on November 4 from Arera Hills and used to stole vehicles to obtain money by selling vehicles.

The gang would search for customer and was trying to sell but before he could sell the vehicle he was nabbed by the police. The aides would be searched and questioned in the investigation which could help in obtaining more details of earlier crimes and involvement in other crimes.

The details of recovered bike bearing registration number MP04QD4736has been found to be owned by Karna Maina who lodged a complaint after the bike was stolen on November 5. The bike was stolen in the night on November 4 and in the morning when the victim found he lodged complaint.

Police said that the two were using the bike and were nabbed from Nepali Mohalla while they were trying to escape.