NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested two bike thieves who used to steal bikes from Delhi-NCR and sell them in Meerut, Etah and Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh. Cops on Thursday said the accused were identified as Azad, a resident of Hapur, UP, and Rahul, a resident of Delhi's Sangam Vihar.
On the instance of accused Azad, 10 stolen motorcycles have been recovered. During sustained interrogation, accused Azad disclosed that he has stolen more than 200 motorcycles and was previously involved in 68 cases of auto-theft. He used to steal bikes from the Delhi-NCR area and handed them over to his associates Lukman and Jabbar to shift them to one Mannu Kabadi in Meerut. Accused Azad used to pay Rs 1,000-1,500 to Lukman and Jabbar for shifting the motorcycles to Mannu Kabadi. Mannu used to dismantle the motorcycles and sell the parts to genuine shopkeepers.
During sustained interrogation, accused Rahul alias Bengali stated that he used to work in a garment factory in Okhla but was not earning enough to meet his needs. Therefore, he decided to steal motorcycles and earn quick money.
"He was looking forward to dispose of the stolen bikes in Etah and Mainpuri. Accused Rahul used to target motorcycles parked in residential and market areas. He used to conduct a recce of the spot before stealing the motorcycle. He was looking forward to selling the stolen bikes for Rs 7,000-10,000," DCP (South East) Chinmoy Biswal said.