3 bikes stolen near police facilities

Ahmedabad: In the space of two months, three bikes parked near police establishments have been stolen in the city. On Sunday, a complaint was registered at the Narol police station stating that a bike parked just beside a traffic police booth had been stolen.On Saturday, a complaint was lodged at the Odhav police station over an impounded bike being stolen from the compound of the police station. In August, Nilesh Parmar of Rakhial had parked his bike outside the Ellisbridge police station. It was stolen under the nose of police. As for Sunday’s case, Sureshkumarsing Rajput of Narol lodged a complaint stating that he had parked his bike beside the Narol Circle traffic police booth on November 2, as he normally does. He then took a company bus to his workplace in Sanand. Police sources said when Rajput returned from his office, he found the bike missing. Additional commissioner of police Gautam Parmar said that the number of bike thefts have gone up as winter sets in. “I have informed subordinate officers to be vigilant,” he said.