Two vehicle-lifters were nabbed by Mandideep police and recovered three vehicles worth 1.5 lakh from their possession from Mandideep area on Saturday.
The two accused were arrested after a tip off by Mandideep police.
Police said both the culprits confessed of their involvement in stealing the motorcycles from Mandideep.
A police officer investigating the case said after receiving information of the miscreants a team was rushed to the spot and nabbed a youth from Satlapur.
The detained youths were identified as lakhan Singh Dhakad and his accomplice Asad Khan of Khidkiya Colony. They stole two motorbikes and one scooter from Bhopal and Mandideep. Based on the information three motorbikes were recovered from their possession.
The two motorbikes bearing registration number MP38-M-0436 and MP04-MK-2785 were stolen from Mandideep and scooter bearing registration number MP04-SF-3520 was stolen from Bhopal.
The action was taken to curb increasing number of vehicle thefts in the area and a special team comprising of SDOP Mandideep and TI Mandideep and police personnel was formed targeting nabbing of the miscreants involved in the stealing of vehicles and the team received information that the two miscreants are involved in vehicle lifting and were nabbed by the team.