INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, December 27
Police have busted a motorcycle-lifting racket with the arrest of its 12 members from different places of Kathmandu
valley.
According to Metropolitan Police Range, the gang is long involved in lifting motorcycles for sale in and outside the valley
MPR said they were taken into custody separately over a period of four weeks
Those arrested are Madan Kumar Moktan, Sandesh Gole, Som Sunar, Ganesh Lama, Rikjen Moktan, Sadeep Gurung, Bharat Thapa Chhetri, Indra
Bahadur Tamang, Bikram Bhujel, Raju Paudel, Sabin Tamang and Samit Tamang
They hail from Dhading, Makwanpur, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre and Nuwakot districts and are in age group of 20-30.
Three persons, including Madan
Kumar were held with a stolen motorcycle (Ba 94 Pa 1142) from Kirtipur, and further investigation led to the arrest of nine others
Police have confiscated 40 stolen bikes from them
DSP Hobindra Bogati, MPR spokesperson, said it was the single biggest seizure of two-wheelers lifted by the racketeers
They had lifted the vehicles from Kirtipur, Balambu, Satungal, Kalimati, Pharping and Bafal areas of Kathmandu.
The gang would lift the
bikes from the valley and rode the two-wheelers to other districts for sale
Racketeers are found selling a stolen bike for Rs 20,000 to Rs 100,000 depending on its condition and brand.
Most two-wheelers lifted from
the city were sold to clients in rural parts that have road networks but lack presence of law enforcement officials
Victim Support Unit at Metropolitan Traffic Police Division registered a total of 1,093 complaints of bike theft in the past eight months
(mid-April to mid-December)
However, only 118 of them were recovered during the period.
Police have suggested the bike owners to park their bikes at safe places with
handles locked and also to install intelligent locking system with double lock options, making it difficult for thieves to steal bikes.
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