Working on a tip-off police busted a vehicle lifter gang on Thursday. Police recovered five stolen vehicles. Two members, including kingpin of the gang, were arrested and sent to jail, police said.The arrested were identified as Sambhu Thakur (22) and Gokul Day (21), residents of Cooling Pond Gate N0-2, Near Basanti More and Kanfatta Village respectively under Herla police station, told Bokaro city DSP Ajay Kumar while interacting with the media persons.
“Duos have criminal records, earlier in 2008, 2009, and 2011 and they were sent to jail on the charges of stealing bikes”, he added. After stealing the vehicles they used to change their registration numbers. The bikes which were recovered from their possession are carrying fake numbers (JH 09 R 1462, JH 02l 6522, JH 09 N 2916 including others), said the DSP.During interrogation they have accepted their crime, told DSP.