Two held in Nagpur for vehicle thefts; one was out of jail a month; four two-wheelers recovered

Yashodhara Nagar police in Nagpur have arrested two men in connection with vehicle thefts in the city and recovered four stolen two-wheelers from them. The vehicles are valued at about Rs 2.45 lakh. The accused have been identified as Imran Hussain Rashid Hussain and Sheikh Sultan Sheikh Yasin.

According to police, Imran Hussain had come out of jail about a month ago in a vehicle theft case. He is alleged to have started committing vehicle thefts again with his associate after his release. Police suspect the accused changed the registration numbers of stolen vehicles before disposing of them.

The case began on October 7, when a moped belonging to Faizan Khan, a resident of Kalamna, was stolen from near a paan stall close to Automotive Chowk. Yashodhara Nagar police began an investigation after receiving a complaint. The accused were being traced on the basis of footage from CCTV cameras near the spot.

During the investigation, a police team on patrol received a tip-off that the two accused in the case were trying to dispose of a stolen vehicle in the Tajbagh area. Acting on the information, police cordoned off the area and took both into custody.

Police said that during interrogation the accused admitted to involvement in the theft of four two-wheelers in the Sakkardara, Yashodhara Nagar and Nandanvan police station areas. Police have since seized all four vehicles. With this, police have solved vehicle thefts linked to three police station areas.

Police suspect the accused may have committed vehicle thefts in other parts of the city as well. Further investigation is under way.