Misrod police have nabbed a vehicle-lifter from 11 Mile area and recovered four two-wheelers worth Rs 1.25 lakh from his possession on Thursday.
According to the police, acting on a tip off a notorious vehicle lifter was detained and when he was asked details regarding the vehicle he failed and confessed that the scooter was stolen one.
The nabbed accused was identified as Sandeep Sharma (21).
In the initial investigation police have recovered four vehicles from his possession which were stolen from different areas of the Bhopal.
Two Honda active scooters bearing registration number MP04UE8589 from Totyota showroom, MP04SS6304 from Ashima Mall and MP04UA7916 from Danish Nagar while motorbike bearing registration number MP04QK9939 was stolen from Panchsheel Nagar.
The accused is a resident of Mandideep and used the stolen vehicle for few days and would later hide the vehicle in his house. The friends and family members would be questioned in the investigation which could help in obtaining more details of earlier crimes and involvement in other crimes.
Police said that the accused used to steal the vehicles after been drunk.
He had sold stolen vehicles has to be confirmed. During the investigation police have not found any criminal record of the miscreant and told that search for the crime record would be done in the further investigation.
Meanwhile, Gunga police nabbed third absconding miscreant from Ratua village who was involved in stealing fuel from vehicles along with two of his accomplices who have been nabbed earlier in June 16.
According to the police, acting on a tip off regarding miscreants involved in stealing fuel from the vehicles police team reached market of Ratua village and nabbed two accused while one of the accused managed to escape.