Two vehicle lifters, including a minor, were nabbed by Jehangirabad police on Monday. Three motorbikes worth Rs1.5 lakh have been recovered from their possession.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off, a person who was spotted with different two-wheelers frequently and would change the two-wheeler possessed by him, very frequently was detained with a Honda Activa scooter. When questioned regarding the documents of the scooter, he was not able to provide satisfactory answers and documents of the scooter.
During the investigation he accepted to have committed the crime and told that a minor boy had provided the scooter and he had three more stolen bikes which were not disposed by the miscreants. The accused were identified as Afsar of Jehangirabad area and 16-year-old minor.
Afsar told that he had one scooter at his home while one scooter was with the minor boy.
later, the minor boy was nabbed and put to interrogation. later, he confirmed that he had stolen the scooters on the instructions of Afsar who works as a mechanic. He had stolen three bikes on the instructions of Afsar from different localities of Jehangirabad area.
The main accused was heavily addicted to liquor and he used to spend heavy amount on liquor, which required more money and to earn more money he resorted to stealing vehicle with the help of minor.
All the vehicles were stolen by the minor boy and was helped by the main accused Afsar.
Police said that it is possible that more thefts would be revealed by the miscreants in the investigation.