A 42-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh who stole bikes from parking areas in Bengaluru has been arrested, and 40 bikes price Rs 30 lakh had been seized from his possession, the Bengaluru police mentioned on Tuesday.
Bengaluru Metropolis Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh mentioned that they had been but to hint the homeowners of 11 bikes seized from the accused, Ravi Kumar, who additionally faces instances for sandalwood smuggling in Andhra Pradesh.
In keeping with the police, Ravi Kumar, who was residing at Maruti Nagar in Bengaluru, was infamous for lifting unattended two-wheelers from parking heaps, residential colonies, and business complexes. “He would journey by the native Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company (BMTC) buses and get off at bus stops, search for unattended autos in parking heaps, and would execute his crime,” M L Krishnamurthy, Yelahanka police inspector, mentioned.
The Yelahanka police, who had been probing a motorbike theft case reported on April 6, arrested Ravi Kumar in June primarily based on CCTV footage and different proof.
“His operation was easy however efficient — establish unguarded autos, break the locks utilizing primary instruments, and experience off earlier than anybody observed,” Krishnamurthy added.
Ravi Kumar was produced earlier than the courtroom on June 24 and was remanded in police custody for 12 days. Through the interrogation, the accused revealed that he had stolen a number of two-wheelers, offered 11 of them, and stored the remaining 27 autos at totally different locations in Andhra Pradesh, readying them on the market.
Krishnamurthy mentioned that Ravi Kumar, a local of Kadiri, had no shut legal community and dedicated the thefts alone. He spent most of his earnings on garments, journey, devices, and so on, the officer added.
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Ravi Kumar has a spouse, son, and daughter in his dwelling state and used to earn his livelihood doing odd jobs, the police mentioned.
Bhoomika Roy Banerjee is an intern with The Indian Specific.