Police arrested bike thief in Visakhapatnam

Gajuwaka: The police have arrested a mechanic for stealing bikes here in the city. In the morning he repairs the bikes, and at night time he lifts the vehicles. In this way, he has stolen nearly 200 bikes.

Visakhapatnam south zone police have taken the case seriously and speed up the investigation, traced the case and recovered more than 100 bikes.

Going into details, In Paravada limits 15, Steel plant area 40, Anakapalli, Gajuwaka nearly 200 bikes lift cases were registered. These increase robberies have become a challenge to the police.

In the investigation, they found the root of these robberies in Paravada. The accused was identified as a bike mechanic who belongs to Prakasam district. The police confirmed that the person uses to repair the bike in the day time and lift them at night and after dismantling the bike, he sale them as spare parts.

Recently, the police found a piece of evidence and tried to catch him, but the accused escaped. In this context, the police have formed two teams and search were conducted in Khammam and Prakasam district.

It's reported that he was caught while hiding at his relative house in Khammam. Over collecting the information from him, the police have recovered more than 100 bikes. The police also arrested the other mechanics who purchased spare parts from the accused. The recovered bikes were taken to Steel plant police station.