In a major breakthrough, the Giridih town police claims to have busted a gang of inter-district motorcycle lifters involved in at least dozen cases of loot. One person of the gang leader was arrested and ten motorcycles of different companies have been recovered from him.
The Officer-in charge Rajiv Kumar, said the arrested person identified as Mansoor Ansari was mainly active in Giridih and Bokaro, Koderma and Hazaribagh. Officer –in charge Rajiv Kumar told The Pioneer that arrested Mansoor Ansari has admitted his involvement in at least dozen cases of vehicles theft in Giridih and its surrounding districts.
Acting on a tip-off, police team of Giridih town arrested Mansoor Ansari from court area under the same police station here on Tuesday.
The arrested person belongs to Bengabad area of the district. There is specific information that some members of the gang of Mansoor Ansari are believed to be members of an inter district criminal gang involved in several road dacoities and theft of vehicles, Rajiv Kumar OC further added.
The operation carried out on Tuesday morning led by him self Officer-in charge Rajiv Kumar of Giridih town police station. Town police are also looking for more members of the gang whose names have cropped up during their interrogation.
A case has been registered at Town police station under 414, and 34 of IPC.