Four vehicle lifters were nabbed by Kotwali police and 10 vehicles were recovered from their possession on Friday.
Acting on a tip-off about youths who roam in Alto car in Peergate area and other youths who used to loiter on bikes in Itwara were detained and when they confessed to have stolen the vehicles. An Alto car, six motorbikes, two scooters and one loading auto-rickshaw were recovered from the miscreants.During the investigation, the four accepted to have stolen around 10 vehicles. They have been identified as Ravindra Rajput (19) of Peergate, Dharmendra Panthi (20) of Chhola Mandir area, Shubham Soni (17) of Ibrahimpura and Shubham alias Surendra Soni (20) of lakherapura.
The miscreants were fond of luxurious lifestyle and to fulfill their needs they targeted busy market places and vehicles which were parked for a long time and stole them. The area was recced before the theft, the number plate registration was then either replaced or removed and then the vehicles were used with stickers of ‘Press’ or logos of any organisation till they were sold.The car, three motorbikes and one scooter including a loading auto were recovered from Ravindra and Dharmendra. Three motorbikes and one scooter were recovered from Shubham and Surendra.
The vehicles were stolen from lakherapura, Hanumanganj, Talaiya, TT Nagar, Kotwali, Govindpura and Chowk Market areas.