Aishbagh police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a six-member gang of vehicle lifters and recovered a dozen of two-wheelers worth Rs 8 lakh from their possession.
Police said after a tip off, a police party detained one Shakeel Khan (24) and when questioned him he had accepted of stealing at least 12 motorcycles from different part of the city. After his discloser, the police team also arrested five of his accomplices that involved in the thefts and disposal of the vehicles. The other five have been identified as Shanu Shenaz (19), Irshad Khan (21), Irfan Khan (19) and Ashish Singh (20) of Bhopal and they were involved in the thefts while Asif Khan (31) of Begamganj under Raisen district used to tamper the vehicle numbers. The new numbers were obtained on the basis of the tampered registration and engine number. After which the vehicles were sold in the nearby areas.
The police have started searching for the criminal record of the accused. The possibility of involvement of accused in other crimes cannot be ruled out, a police officer said. Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man was attacked with sharp-edged weapon by a group of six people under Aishbagh police station. Police said Waseem Khan owned a hand cart and used to sell goods on his hand cart. On Wednesday when he tried to park his hand cart for selling goods at Bagh Umarao Dullah the other traders objected and told him to go elsewhere to sell his goods. The quarrel rose between them which turned physical and one of the accused attacked him with a sharp edged weapon in his stomach and hand.The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. In the police complaint Waseem alleged that Munna alias Firoz, Idris, Parvez and one other accomplice attacked and injured him. The police have registered a case but no arrest has been made.