Two vehicle lifters who were running business of providing two-wheelers on rent were nabbed from Nariyalkheda and the police recovered 17 two-wheelers were from their possession, said SP Bhopal ( North) Arvind Saxena while speaking with the media persons on Wednesday.
Providing modus operandi Saxena said that the accused used to steal vehicles from parking spaces at marriage venues across the city. They used to attend the function well dressed to avoid suspicion and would escape with stolen vehicles. The accused used to lend vehicles at `200 per week or ` 800 per month.
The miscreants were nabbed after a man was found roaming suspiciously with motorbike at Prem Nagar in Nariyalkheda. Acting on a tip off when Gautam Nagar police reached the spot the miscreant started to escape but was chased down by the police.
The nabbed accused was identified as Shivnarayan lodhi of Rajgarh who confessed that he along with Sanjay Bhilala have stolen 17 motorbikes.
The accused used to provide vehicle on rent and regarding the number of vehicles owned by them they would tell the residents that they have kept the motorbikes as security deposits on borrowed money.
lodhi is a farmer and after he was not able to pay installments of financed tractor he along with other accomplice formed a gang to steal motorbikes. He was wanted in vehicle theft case at Kurawar police station.
The third accused involved in the thefts Mukesh is serving jail term in vehicle theft case.
During the investigation police have recovered vehicles from different people who have taken vehicle on rent from the accused and no action would be taken against those who have take vehicles on rent as they were not aware that the vehicles were stolen.