Crime branch Bhopal nabbed two vehicle lifters from Prabhat petrol pump square and recovered three motorbikes worth Rs1.5 lakh from their possession. Vehicle lifters used to steal motorbike for riding and dump the bikes in the city later.
Acting on a tip-off, two youths, who were trying to sell a splendor motorbike near Prabhat petrol pump, were questioned regarding the documents of the motorbike. They told the police personnel that they are in need of money and want to sell the motorbike and would provide the documents later, but acting swiftly the details of the motorbike were searched with RTO website and it was found that the vehicle is not registered in the name of the detained youths.
later, when they were interrogated, they accepted to have stolen the motorbike. The two were identified as Sachin Rajak (24) and Anup Singh (23) of Tilajamalpura. Rajak works as a laundryman while Anup works as conductor in Tata Magic taxis.
Out of the three motorbikes, two motorbikes were stolen from Nishatpura police station area while one was stolen from Hanumanganj police station area. The recovered three motorbikes were bearing registration number MP 37-MB-7011, MP-04-MU2853 and MPO4NU9620. All the three motorbikes were stolen in the month of March, 2015 only.
Police said that the accused used to steal bikes and after stealing the bike, they would roam around till the petrol ends and later, the bikes were dumped at deserted places and in parking spaces in the city. They were nabbed when they went to sell one of the stolen bikes. The number of bikes stolen and how many of the stolen were sold would be investigated.