The Bhawnathpur police busted a big gang involved in stealing of motorbikes in the district. The police have also recovered as many as five stolen vehicles from the accused.
A total of four minor gang members have been arrested by the Police on Friday. The gang would steal bikes from unattended places and sell them at low costs in Bihar. The arrested persons, all underage, are native of Basdih village under Ketar police station.
The thieves were caught based on a tip off, following which police conducted a checking drive near forest office. Police saw one minor boy with motorcycle, who on spotting the police, started to flee but the policemen hunted him down.
When the police demanded documents of the motorbike, he could not produce any, after which he was further interrogated. During questioning, he revealed that he and his friends had stolen the bikes from various places in the district and after his confession police arrested three more minors for the crime.
Police recovered four bikes from the house of kingpin of the gang Amit Kumar Yadav Ashish Yadav.
“We have arrested four people in connection with stealing of motorbikes in various areas. We have recovered at least 5 vehicles while there,” said SDPO Banshidhar Nagar Niraj Kumar.
"Amit Yadav and Ashish Yadav are the ringleaders of the bike lifting gang. Both of them used to steal the bikes with the help of children by luring them of money. Later, the stolen bikes were taken to Bihar and sold," SDPO added.
