Bike thieves' gang busted, 4 held

BHOPAL: Police on Thursday arrested four persons in connection with vehicle lifting and recovered 15 bikes worth around Rs 4 lakhs from their possession.
Three of the accused identified as Faizan Ali, Asif Khan and Danish belong to Raisen district while the fourth accused Mohammad Anwar is from Jehangirabad. The gang of four was busted during a routine checking drive, said superintendent of police, Anshuman Singh.
Faizan Ali, who is the kingpin of the gang, has a passion for bikes and always wanted to ride new models, the police added.
The same passion drove him to lift vehicles. He would lift a bike with the master key and after riding it for some time, he would hand it over to the other three to sell it.
The police said before lifting a bike, Faizan would take a round of the city to identify the bike that he wanted to ride. He generally operated in deserted areas and would also change the registration number of the bikes in a bid to minimize the possibility of getting nabbed, said town inspector Chandan Singh Surma.