Three vehicle-lifters were nabbed by crime branch Bhopal and recovered three vehicles worth 2.65 lakh from their possession from Kamla Park area on Friday.
Acting on a tip off a man with a black coloured scooter near Kamla Park roaming suspiciously was detained and when he was quizzed regarding the scooter he was not able to provide documents but the miscreant failed to provide and after failing to provide satisfactory answer he tried to escape but was chased down.
The miscreant was identified as Shariq Hasan a resident of Talaiya area who confessed stealing of the scooter from Fatehgarh area in the year 2011 and as he required money he was searching for customer to sell the scooter but before he could sell the scooter he was nabbed by the police.
Shariq was booked for stealing vehicles in the past by Habibganj, Nishatpura, Talaiya, Koh-e-Fiza and Teelajamalpura police. During the investigation Shariq confessed that he had stolen a scooter from Habibganj and a Maruti Van from parking of Mahindra showroom at Hoshangabad road. After the van was stolen chassis number of the van was painted and another chassis number was pasted below driver’s seat and was sold to Abdul Mujeeb of Gauharganj who used chassis number of his car in the van later Mujeeb sold the van to Mahesh lohwanshi of Nemkheda Gauharganj.
Mujeeb and Mahesh were detained later and they confessed buying the car. Police said Shariq has confessed about two accomplices Saud and Guddu who are missing and search for the two has been started.