The Puri police on Monday claimed to have busted a big bike theft racket with the arrest of two bike lifters and recovering of 15 bikes. The arrested were identified as Nrusingh Maharan alias Mitu of Pathuriasahi in Puri and Kasinath Swain of Nayagarh.
Briefing mediapersons at the Kumbharpara police station here on Monday, Puri SP Asish Singh said that a special police team has been formed to nab thieves in the wake of the increasing cases of bike thefts in the city.The two arrested persons had stolen bikes from various parts of the city and sold them to gullible customers, added the SP.