Shamli Police Arrest Three Alleged Interstate Vehicle Thieves, Recover 14 Motorcycles

Shamli district police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested three alleged members of an interstate vehicle theft gang and recovered 14 motorcycles. Police said the motorcycles had been stolen from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

According to the accused, they used to steal two-wheelers from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The stolen vehicles were then gathered at one place before being sold in the state of Uttarakhand.

The case relates to Shamli district. Jhinjhana police were carrying out checking in front of the Sant Nirankari Ashram on the Un-Thana Bhawan Road. During the checking, the police stopped and questioned three people travelling on a motorcycle.

The motorcycle in their possession was a Hero Splendor Plus. Police said it had been stolen from the area under Kandhla police station.

During questioning, the accused allegedly gave information about other stolen motorcycles. On the basis of their information, 13 more motorcycles were recovered from a closed brick kiln on the Un-Thana Bhawan Road. Along with the motorcycle recovered during checking, the total number of recovered motorcycles came to 14.

Police described all three arrested accused as experienced interstate vehicle thieves. The recovered motorcycles had allegedly been stolen by them from Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The arrested accused have been identified as Intazar, son of Muntayaz, a resident of Mohalla Khel under Kandhla police station; Ramsevak alias Bablu, son of Gyana, a resident of Khanpur Kala village under Jhijhana police station; and Irfan, son of Mehnda, a resident of Pawanti Kala village under Jhijhana police station in Shamli district.

The accused told police that they opened the locks of two-wheelers using a master key and then stole the vehicles. They said the stolen motorcycles were first collected at a safe location. After that, the vehicles were sold in Uttarakhand.

The report includes a bite by Shamli Superintendent of Police Narendra Pratap Singh.