Nishatpura police have nabbed a vehicle lifter from Housing Board Square during vehicle checking and recovered five motorbikes from his possession on Thursday.
According to the police, during vehicle checking on Thursday a youth was stopped and questioned regarding the motorbike but the person failed to provide registration papers and told the on duty police personnel that the motorbike belongs to his cousin. After further investigation he confessed that the motorbike was stolen.
The accused was identified as leela Kishan Kushwaha who resides at Shanti Nagar area in Nishatpura. Investigating Officer ASI Rajendra Yadav said that the accused was nabbed during vehicle checking on Thursday and in the investigation he confessed stealing of bikes from different parts of the city and nearby areas. The accused has confessed stealing of motorbikes from Raisen, Mangalwara, Berasia, Chola Mandir and Kotwali.
Accused hails from lalitpur and the concerned police station has been informed for providing details about the accused. Till date five motorbikes have been recovered. The accused was trying to sell the motorbike but before he could dispose motorbike he was nabbed, he added. The police have recovered two motorbikes from Hamidia hospital parking, one from Ayodhya bypass, one from his house in Shanti Nagar and one was recovered from his possession which he was riding.
Accused has claimed that he used to work as electrician to evade arrest and along with the work of electrician he used steal motorbikes. The accused has stolen the motorbikes in the past few months but police doubt his claims and have started investigation as it is possible that the accused had stolen more bikes.