Out on bail a month, Nagpur vehicle thief held with accomplice; four two-wheelers recovered
Yashodhara Nagar police arrested two men, one released from jail a month ago, and recovered four stolen two-wheelers.
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Nagpur: The Yashodhara Nagar police have arrested a vehicle thief, who had just come out of jail on bail, along with his accomplice. Four two-wheelers have been recovered from them. The arrested accused are Imran Rashid Hussain and Sheikh Sultan Sheikh Yasin.
According to police sources, Imran Hussain came out of jail only a month ago in a vehicle theft case. Since his release, he had been committing vehicle thefts with his associates. After stealing a vehicle, they would change its number plate and then sell it.
On October 7, a moped belonging to Faizan Khan, a resident of Kalmana, was stolen from near Automotive Chowk. The police were searching for the accused on the basis of CCTV camera footage from the area. Meanwhile, a police patrol learnt that the accused were trying to dispose of a stolen vehicle in the Tajbagh area. Acting on the information, the police cordoned off the area and detained both.
During questioning, the accused confessed to stealing four two-wheelers in the Sakkardara, Yashodhara Nagar and Nandanvan police station areas. The police suspect that the accused also carried out vehicle thefts in other parts of the city.
