Three held from Mumbai's Deonar with 8 stolen motorcycles

MUMBAI: Three men were arrested by the

Deonar

police in Mumbai for stealing eight motorcycles worth Rs 2.55 lakh.


The duo was identified as Samir Khan, 34, and Anas Khan, 20. They admitted to getting together with a third accomplice, Rafiq Shaikh, 27, to commit motorcycle thefts.

"After repeated complaints of motorcycle thefts were registered with us, a team was formed to look into such cases. While patrolling one night, the team came across two men moving around suspiciously near

Ambedkar Garden

," said a police officer.

Two motorcycles stolen from Deonar were initially recovered from them. Subsequently, six other motorcycles were recovered during the search operation.