HYDERABAD:
Nizamabad Police
has arrested three thieves and recovered eight bikes and two auto rickshaws worth Rs 4.4 lakh from their possession.
The accused are Sk Mujahid, 19, a laborer from Chandrasekhar Colony in Nizamabad, Sk
Mohsin
, 24, a scrap vendor from
Nizamabad
and
Sk Mateen
, 24, a laborer from Maharashtra.
In view of the increasing number of vehicle thefts in Nizamabad, as per the instructions of the commissioner K R Nagaraju, a special team was formed under the supervision of Additional DCP
Aravind Babu
.
The special team kept a watch on the movements of the suspects and during a vehicle check conducted at Borgam bridge in Nizamabad on Monday morning, intercepted an auto rickshaw coming from Vinayaka Nagar. When police waved down at the auto, the persons in the three wheeler tried to escape from the spot leaving the vehicle. However, police nabbed them and during the interrogation, the accused confessed to have committed vehicle thefts in the Nizamabad town.
"The gang members commit theft of vehicles parked on the streets during the night time. We caught them while they were traveling in a stolen auto to dispose of it," the commissioner said.
Based on the confession of the accused, police recovered eight bikes and two auto rickshaws stolen from various places in Nizamabad and Nirmal. The accused were remanded in judicial custody.