MANGALURU: Unable endure expenses to fix their broken automobile, a gang of young men including minors, from Kerala took to motorcycle lifting after observing YouTube videos.
However, the Mangaluru town police nabbed 8 of them, including five minors from Kerala, who managed to steal as many 24 bikes from town.
The arrested men have been recognized as Robin, Arjun, Bijoy Augustine and another person Unais is absconding. They are pursuing their degree and engineering studies while all the minors are PU students in Kanhangad.
Explaining how it began and their access into automobile lifting, investigation officer Yogish stated that all of them are formative years friends.
One day they borrowed a automobile from an individual and went to Mysuru on a tour. The automobile met with an coincidence. However, since they had been minors and had no driving license, no case was once registered against them. They couldn’t even declare insurance for the repair and the owner of the car saved pestering them to present money. All of them belonged to center elegance families. An individual instructed them to steal motorcycle to to arrange budget.
Police stated probably the most masterminds at the back of the thefts is the youngest of the lot who learnt all the tips to steal bikes on YouTube.
The crew then stole two new bikes from Kasaragod sold them for Rs 45,000.
There was once no stopping for them after they changed into masters of the trade and eyed Mangaluru town as their next destination.
The crew would come to town through teach and transfer round secluded puts to find good motorcycle. They would steal them and flee to Kerala to sell the two-wheelers to a storage house owners at throwaway costs.
After turning into financially stable, they reached town in rented cars. They would come from their place Kanhangad in Kasaragod district at the hours of darkness, go Karnataka border and later pass round town.
During their theft they centered bikes parked near call centres and identical establishments.
However, the Mangaluru town police nabbed 8 of them, including five minors from Kerala, who managed to steal as many 24 bikes from town.
The arrested men have been recognized as Robin, Arjun, Bijoy Augustine and another person Unais is absconding. They are pursuing their degree and engineering studies while all the minors are PU students in Kanhangad.
Explaining how it began and their access into automobile lifting, investigation officer Yogish stated that all of them are formative years friends.
One day they borrowed a automobile from an individual and went to Mysuru on a tour. The automobile met with an coincidence. However, since they had been minors and had no driving license, no case was once registered against them. They couldn’t even declare insurance for the repair and the owner of the car saved pestering them to present money. All of them belonged to center elegance families. An individual instructed them to steal motorcycle to to arrange budget.
Police stated probably the most masterminds at the back of the thefts is the youngest of the lot who learnt all the tips to steal bikes on YouTube.
The crew then stole two new bikes from Kasaragod sold them for Rs 45,000.
There was once no stopping for them after they changed into masters of the trade and eyed Mangaluru town as their next destination.
The crew would come to town through teach and transfer round secluded puts to find good motorcycle. They would steal them and flee to Kerala to sell the two-wheelers to a storage house owners at throwaway costs.
After turning into financially stable, they reached town in rented cars. They would come from their place Kanhangad in Kasaragod district at the hours of darkness, go Karnataka border and later pass round town.
During their theft they centered bikes parked near call centres and identical establishments.
Mysuru: 8 minor vehicle thieves held, 24 bikes seized
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May 27, 2018
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