Nagpur: 18-year-old held for stealing 9 two-wheelers worth about Rs 6.3 lakh

Nagpur: Kapil Nagar police have arrested an 18-year-old youth involved in two-wheeler thefts. Nine two-wheelers worth about Rs 6.30 lakh have been recovered from him. The accused is Vihang Sachin Patil, a resident of Indora Chowk in Jaripatka.

Kapil Nagar police were on patrol when Vihang was seen riding a two-wheeler in suspicious circumstances. Police stopped him and asked for the vehicle's documents, but he could not give a satisfactory answer. When the vehicle was checked, it was found to be linked to a theft case registered at Mankapur police station. Police then questioned the accused, and leads emerged to other vehicle thefts.

Pratik Pandurang Shapamohan, a resident of Gorewada, had parked his two-wheeler in front of a pav bhaji stall near the Buddha Vihar at Sugat Nagar, in the Kapil Nagar police station area. Vihang stole it.

The vehicles recovered from Vihang are linked to theft cases in the Kapil Nagar, Lakadganj, Mankapur and Ambazari police station areas.