Mumbai man arrested for stealing 2-wheelers; 5 stolen motorcycles recovered

MUMBAI: A 23-year-old was arrested by Charkop police for stealing two-wheelers in the western suburbs and five stolen motorcycles worth Rs 2 lakh were recovered from him. With his arrests, the police solved five offences registered at Charkop police station.The accused have been identified as Mohd Raees Shah, 23. Police said he is a resident of Malwani.Police found two men pushing a two-wheeler at Bhabrekar Nagar in Charkop on the night of May 3. On being quizzed, the duo said the two-wheeler belonged to their friend (the accused). Police asked them to call him up and found his responses evasive. Police soon figured out that the two-wheeler had been reported stolen from Charkop in June 2024.The two friends told the police they had borrowed the two-wheeler from the accused to drop an acquaintance home. Through information obtained from his friends, police tracked down the accused to Malwani. On finding the police in his neighbourhood, the accused tried to flee but he was chased and caught.