4 held for vehicle thefts

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, May 24

The district police claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle lifters with the arrest of four of its members and recovery of seven stolen motorcycles from them.

Addressing mediapersons, DSP Sukhbir Singh said Fatehgarh Sahib SHO Arshdeep Singh had laid a naka near Talania village when a motorcycle sans number plate was stopped. Its riders, including a juvenile, could not furnish its documents. On suspicion, they were taken into custody.

The DSP said during preliminary interrogation, the duo revealed that they had stolen the bike they were riding. He said on their disclosure, the police recovered seven bikes they had stolen from outside a gurdwara.

Later, two more persons, identified as Sarabjit Singh of Delhi and Surjesh Kumar of Ludhiana, were also arrested. The used to steal cars and sell its parts. Spare parts of eight cars were recovered from them.

A case has been registered against them, said the DSP.