Vehicle thieves held; 15 mobikes recovered

Faridabad, March 1

The crime branch team of the central police station has claimed to have busted a racket of two-wheeler thefts by arresting two members of a gang operative in the district.

A spokesperson of the Police Department said today, the accused identified as Deepak, a resident of Hasapur village, and Manjit from Nangalia village of Palwal district, involved in the thefts of motorcycles in the city for the past about six months, were nabbed by the police on the basis of inputs on Sunday. Claiming that the duo was suspected to be part of a bigger gang, he said arrest of more accused could not be ruled out. He said the police had been able to recover 15 motorcycles stolen by the gang from various parts of the district.

Revealing the modus operandi, he said the accused used to carry out recce of the spot and would steal the motorcycle with the help of a master key, after confirming there was no CCTV coverage of the spot. — TNS