Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Piplani police on Tuesday busted a gang of vehicle lifters and arrested four of its members who are BTech students of a leading engineering college in Vidisha.
The accused used to steal costly motorcycles and were experts in breaking their locks. Nine stolen bikes have been recovered from their possession.
During questioning, they revealed that they stole vehicles to live a lavish lifestyle, police officials said. Speaking to media persons, DCP Zone 2 Sanjay Agarwal said a special police team was roped in to crack cases of vehicle thefts.
Taking help of surveillance and available footages, police team arrested four suspects from Vidisha who were identified as Praveen Shukla (20), Atahrva Tyagi (19) of Vidisha district, Sanskar Mishra (19) of Anuppur and Abhishek Singh Baghel (19) of Shahdol district. Police seized five stolen bikes from their possession.
The accused claimed to have parked four other stolen bikes in Shahdol and Anuppur districts, DCP added. Piplani police station incharge Anurag Lal said the arrested youths were pursuing BTech from an engineering college in Vidisha. The accused used to steal bikes from different areas in Bhopal and then return to Vidisha.
The stolen motorcycles were sold to people in remote areas to avoid being caught. The accused are being questioned further to ascertain their involvement in other incidents of motorcycle theft and number of bikes they have stolen.
