Motorbike theft racket busted; teenagers among 4 held, 11 vehicles sized

Mangaluru, Jun 1: Dakshina Kannada district police have busted a motorcycle theft racket and arrested four persons, including two teenagers. As many as 11 two-wheelers worth Rs 7.5 lakhs stolen from different parts of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts have also been sized by the cops.

The arrested youths are:

• Mansoor (19), son of Abdul Majid, residing near Susrutha Hospital, Puttur Kasba Village, Puttur taluk
• Shabbir (19), son of Yusuf, a resident of Golikatte, Parladka, Puttur taluk
• Thoufeeq (22), son of Abdul Rahiman, a resident Polya, Kabaka Village, Puttur taluk
• Majeed (25), son of Mohammed, a resident of Yermalpalke, Kadirudyavara Village, Belthangady taluk

The seized vehicles are:

• Yamaha RX-100 stolen from the limits of Vittla Police Station (1)
• Honda Dio Scooter stolen from the limits of Madikeri Town Police Station (1)
• Honda Dio Scooter stolen from the limits of Madikeri Rural Police Station (1)
• Pulsar Motorcycle stolen from the limits of Sulya Police Station (1)
• Yamaha FZ stolen from the limits of Belthangady Police Station (1)
• Honda Dio Scooter stolen from the limits of Puttur Town Police Station (3)
• Yamaha FZ stolen from the limits of Puttur Town Police Station (3)

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase told media persons at his office on Wednesday that vehicle checking on Vittla-Ukkuda road by sleuths from Vittla police station on Tuesday evening helped bust this racket.

In fact the cops were looking for the two-wheeler thieves, as a case of motorbike theft was registered at Vittla Police station just four days ago.

The cops noticed two youngsters riding a motorbike at high speed. When the duo ignored the signals to stop, the cops began to chase the bike and managed to waylay it at Perla.

Soon, the rider and pillion rider abandoned the motorbike and started running. But, both of them caught by the police.

The SP said that the 19-year-old boys confessed that it was a stolen motorbike and they had planned to sell it in Kasaragod. When they were subjected to rigorous questioning they revealed the fact that they had stolen more two-wheelers along with two others.

This was enough for the police to arrest both the teenagers and based on the information given by them the police arrested two other alleged accomplices and sized 5 two-wheelers kept in a deserted house in Kumabalabettu and 5 other bikes parked near Kasaragod Big Bazar. Their plan was to steal vehicles in Karnataka and sell them in Kerala.