The Crime branch police of Bhopal nabbed a miscreant involved in stealing two-wheelers and recovered two scooters and one motorbike worth Rs 1.5 lakh from his possession near Sultania hospital on Saturday.
According to the police, acting on a tip off regarding a youth who was trying to sell a TVS victor at very low price was detained and when he was asked to provide details and documents of the motorbike he failed to reveal the details and was nabbed.
The accused was identified as Imran Ansari (24) of Jogipura. In the initial investigation the accused confessed that the motorbike was stolen two days back from Ghora Nakkas area.
Further in the investigation he revealed stealing of two scooters which were later recovered after he provided information of the stolen scooters.
The accused told the police that he used to work with a chicken supplier’ delivery van and it was scheduled to visit the city at around 4 am which provided him ample time and would target the areas where the vehicles were parked and easier to be stolen.
The three vehicles were stolen from Hanumanganj, TT Nagar and Mangalwara police station areas. Police said that the accused used to work with the van to evade suspicion and arrest. Crime record of the accused would be investigated.
During the investigation police have not found any accomplice who had helped in stealing the vehicles or have helped in disposing the vehicles but it is possible that the accused has committed crime with help of others and the matter would further be investigated.