Three vehicle-lifters were nabbed by crime branch Bhopal and recovered two vehicles worth Rs 1.5 lakh from their possession from Nishatpura area on Monday.
Acting on a tip off, a youth with TVS Apache without registration number near Nishatpura was detained and when he was quizzed regarding the bike he was not able to provide documents but the miscreant failed to provide and after failing to provide satisfactory answer he tried to escape but was chased down.
The miscreant was identified as Ravi Sharma of Nishatpura and confessed stealing the bike from Shehnai Garden near Vidisha bus stand. He told the police that along with his two friends Nishant Shrivastva and Sumit Patwa they have also stolen a hero Honda deluxe motorbike in the month of November 2016 from Subhash Nagar in Vidisha.
Based on the information Nishant Shrivastva (21) of Sanchi and Sumit Patwa (22) of Vidisha were nabbed and recovered the stolen bike from Sumit’s possession.
In the initial investigation police have not found any crime record of the three accused.
ASP(Crime Branch) Rashmi Mishra said that the three have not disposed any of the vehicles stolen and before they could sell they were nabbed.
In the initial investigation it was found that the three have stolen the vehicles for enjoying ride. The three are not financially capable of buying the vehicles. They work as labour and no crime record has been found in the initial investigation.
Their record would be checked with Sanchi and Raisen police in the further investigation she added.