Pramesh Jain
The West Division police of Chandra Layout and Vijayanagar police have arrested three youths who would steal bikes parked in front of the house and sell at throwaway prices for pocket money seven stolen bikes and 1 Auto Rickshaw Worth Rs.5 Lakhs Recovered.
The accused has been identified as,Mohammed Arif,a labourer in a junkyard and his associate Mohammed Tahir,a welder by profession.
Senior officer told reporters,as there was a two wheeler thefts reported in Chandra Layout police station limits,Chandra Layout police inspector Brijesh Mathew and his crime team swung into action.
The duo was caught while moving suspiciously in the area and a detailed questioning led them to confess to the crime.Based on the confession the police recovered six stolen bikes worth Rs 3.49 lakh from them.
During investigation it was found that the accused would steal the bikes using
duplicate keys and sometimes break the locks,and would lift the bikes parked in front of the houses whenever they wanted money.
The duo would sell it for throwaway prices and used the money for their vices.They would spend the money lavishly and after running out of money,they would go around to identify the parked bikes and steal them,the police said .
Similarly, the Vijaynagar police Sub-inspector,Manu and other crime staff who were on lookout for the bike lifters as there was a theft reported recently the team visited the spot and verified the CCTV footage in the area.
After verifying the CCTV footage the team zeroed in on a youth and during interrogation the team grilled him and the accused was identified as,Abhishek,and recovered a stolen auto rickshaw and a scooter worth Rs 1.6 lakh from him.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACPs,as Nanjundegowda,UD Krishna Kumar,PIs,as,Brijesh Mathew,Sathish,PSI,Manu and other crime staff who are involved in arresting the trio bike lifters successfully and recovering the stolen vehicles from them and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
