Vehicle lifters nabbed, 20 bikes worth Rs 25 lakh recovered

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Sheshadripuram police arrested three vehicle lifters and recovered 20 two-wheelers worth Rs 25 lakh from them.

The accused were identified as Avanish, from Mandya, Shashikumar and Rahul from Hassan district.

The police said that the trio were habitual offenders and were involved in stealing two-wheelers that were parked outside the houses in the city. The three accused were caught during a special drive by the police to check vehicles with defective registration number plates.

The police found the accused moving suspiciously in the area on a bike without a number plate.

Following an inquiry, the police found them involved in several vehicle theft incidents in and around Bengaluru.

It was further learnt that the accused had stolen bikes from other districts including Chikkamagaluru, Mandya, Davangere and Hassan. Further probe is being carried out.