Parmesh S Jain
The South Division police of Jayanagar police arrested a machanic and his associate and recovered 20 stolen bikes from them.
The accused has been identified as Afroz Pasha and his associate Hussain Saud.
Senior officer told reporters as their were series of bike thefts took place recently in and around Jayanagar area.
DCP South,P Krishnakant while conducting a crime review meeting instructed the Jayanagar Sub Division officers and crime staff to nab the bike lifter who has been a headache for many innocent residents who wake up to see a shock of their bike missing.
Based on instructions a special team was formed under the leadership of ACP,KV Srinivas,PI,UR Manjunath,and his crime staff swung into action.
The team analysed the CCTV footage from the scene of crime and with the help of technical inputs and police investigation skills the team identified the accused and apprehended from his house in Shivajinagar.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was found the accused used to work as mechanic from his house and a full time bike lifter who was most wanted.
A detailed investigation by the team it has found that he used duplicate keys to steal bikes parked outside the house .
The accused started stealing bikes for the last sx months in and around south division and sell the parts of the bikes with his arrest the team recovered 20 stolen bikes of different companies worth around Rs.20 lakhs.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,CH Pratap Reddy has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP,South,P Krishnakant,ACP,KV Srinivas, PI,UR Manjunath,PSIs,as,Chandan Kale, Ravikumar MH and other crime staff who has done a excellent work in nabbing the most wanted bike lifter a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.
