The Bhopal Crime Branch has arrested two vehicle lifters from Qazi Camp area and recovered two two-wheelers worth Rs 1.5 lakh from their possession on Thursday.
Acting on a tip off regarding two youths with a stolen vehicle were nabbed near Bhopal talkies who failed to provide details of the bike.
The nabbed accused were identified as Amir Khan and Mohsin Ansari. Later in the investigation they confessed stealing of other vehicles with their aide Faizan Chirki.
The team acted after receiving information that vehicle lifters who are trying to sell parts of the stolen vehicles were at Qazi Camp.
The modus operandi was to unlock using the duplicate key or break lock of the motor cycle and breaking the registration number plate of the stolen vehicle, they used to hide the vehicle in the shanty in his farm and after getting customer he would sell stolen bikes at low price.
Both the accused are mechanic by profession. To fulfill their hobbies they started stealing and to avoid arrest they were in the process of selling the parts of the stolen vehicles.
The accused Aamir and Mohsin along with their partner Faizan had stolen an scooter from Kabrastan Foota Maqbara Road Hanumanganj and a bike from Chuna Bhatti area. The search is on for the absconding accused.