Crime Branch of the Madhya Pradesh Police nabbed two vehicle-lifters from Parihar square in Ashoka Garden area and recovered a stolen scooter from their possession on Friday.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off regarding two youths with a scooter without registration number a police team rushed to the spot and detained the two youths with a scooter and when they were questioned regarding the scooter the two were not able to provide the documents of the vehicle.
The two were identified as Vaibhav Jain (24) and Jaiprakash Vishwakarma (23) of Vidisha. They confessed that they had stolen the scooter from Aishbagh area three years ago and used to ride the scooter in Vidisha but were nabbed after they came to the city to visit the city. Vaibhav works with a private company in the city while Jaiprakash is pursuing studies from a private college in Vidisha.
Police said their motive was to use the scooter but they have disposed any other vehicle or stolen any vehicle was not clear and would be investigated.
Meanwhile, two miscreants involved in relieving purse carrying Rs 5000 from a director of a private college were nabbed and Rs 4000 were recovered from their possession.
Police said that the victim Mahendra Shrivastava noticed the registration number of the vehicle which helped the police to track the miscreants. The two nabbed accused were identified as Jitendra Suryavanshi and Santosh Jijotiya.
In the initial investigation victim Mahendra Shrivastava was able to provide part of the registration number and based on the registration number investigation was started and later acting on a tip off
regarding similar bike at Idgah Hills area the accused were nabbed and recovered Rs 4,300 from their possession. Accused confessed that they spent the remaining amount on liquor.
Notably the victim was robbed at knife point near Neelkanth colony under Shahjehanabad police station area in the night on August 24 and fled away with wallet containing Rs 5000 and important documents.