In separate incidents, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths busted two different bike lifter gangs including a gang of three minors.
Ten motorbikes, whose estimated market value could be around Rs5 lakh were also seized from their possession, City Superintendent of Police Rakesh Bhatt informed here on Friday. According to the police, the arrested duo was identified as Hemchand Thakur (26) and Neelkanth Thakur (25) both hailing from Bemetara. Six bikes were seized from their possession. They were arrested from Amapara area on a tip-off that some suspected youths are trying to find buyers for bikes without papers, the CSP said.
The members of gang of minors – all 17-years of age were arrested from Azad Chowk area following a tip-off that some youths were trying to sell motor bikes at highly cheap rates, police said.
After the arrest, they were subjected to interrogation wherein the accused admitted of stealing motorcycles from different areas of Raipur, including Railway Station, Boriya, Tikrapara, Purani Basti and other localities, police claimed.