Updated Apr 07, 2021 | 20:55 IST
During the course of the investigation, the Mumbai Police found that the two accused worked for Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation. Prime accused Mangela used to steal the vehicles from outside bus stands and railway stations and other busy roads. | Photo Credit: ANI
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The accused used to sell stolen vehicles in Vasai-Virar region.
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have busted a gang of auto lifters and arrested three persons including two staffers of a municipal corporation in the city. The accused used to sell stolen vehicles in Vasai-Virar region.
Police have also recovered at least 25 stolen two-wheelers from the possession of the accused. The action came after multiple complaints of two-wheelers from Vasai-Virar and Mira Bhayander regions.
Mira Bhayandar: 25 bikes recovered after MBVV cops bust gang of bike thieves
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With the arrest of three persons, the crime branch (unit I) of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate claimed to have busted a gang involved in a spate of bike lifting cases in Mira-Bhayandar and Mumbai. The police recovered 25 stolen two-wheelers from their possession.
Alarmed by the rising cases of bike thefts in the region, DCP (Crime) Dr. Mahesh Patil intensified vigil and activated their informer network in the region.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Police Inspector Aviraj Kurhade, API Vilas Kute and API Pravin Swami apprehended Yogesh Prabhakar Mangela alias Gani (36), a resident of Nehru Nagar in Bhayandar (west).
Mira Bhayander: Cops recover more than 20 bikes; bust gang of bike lifters
20 out of the 25 bikes turned out to be Honda Activa scooters which proved to be one of the most sought after vehicles for thieves
With the arrest of three persons, the crime branch (unit I) of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate claimed to have busted a gang involved in a spate of bike lifting cases in Mira-Bhayandar and Mumbai. The police recovered 25 stolen two-wheelers from their possession. Alarmed by the rising cases of bike thefts in the region, DCP (Crime)-Dr. Mahesh Patil intensified vigil and activated their informer network in the region.