MYSURU: Amid surging petrol prices, Mysuru is also seeing a upward push in petrol theft from bikes.
Recently, miscreants had got rid of petrol from around six bikes parked in front of homes in Kuvempunagar. Civil contractor Okay Kumar stated that he had parked his two-wheeler in front of his buddy's house in Kuvempunagar. "When I came out of the house after half-an-hour, I saw that the fuel pipe was cut with a blade or knife and petrol stolen. I had to replace a new fuel pipe," he stated.
To save you such thefts, some bike owners are getting their two-wheelers fitted with petrol locks.
Avi Auto Works owner Avinash says he is seeing a gradual request for brand spanking new gas pipes from bike owners. "Two-wheeler owners who visit my garage complain of petrol theft. Even though some of them have installed fuel locks systems in their bikes, miscreants open the lock with a spanner and pilfer petrol," Avinash provides.
Several of the instances have been dropped at the notice of police, however tracing the miscreants is a problem. A police officer stated that most of the miscreants focused on such thefts are youths. "They are either students or unemployed and need money for small expenses. They search for bikes parked outside houses, apartments, parking lanes or in remote places," explains the officer.
Modus operandi
The miscreants minimize the gas pipe and draw the petrol to an empty one-litre water bottle. In some instances, they minimize the gas pipe, leave the empty bottle to fill while they watch from a distance. "If the bike owner returns, the miscreants slink away. It is difficult to track them as they target bikes which are away from main roads," stated the officer.
Recently, miscreants had got rid of petrol from around six bikes parked in front of homes in Kuvempunagar. Civil contractor Okay Kumar stated that he had parked his two-wheeler in front of his buddy's house in Kuvempunagar. "When I came out of the house after half-an-hour, I saw that the fuel pipe was cut with a blade or knife and petrol stolen. I had to replace a new fuel pipe," he stated.
To save you such thefts, some bike owners are getting their two-wheelers fitted with petrol locks.
Avi Auto Works owner Avinash says he is seeing a gradual request for brand spanking new gas pipes from bike owners. "Two-wheeler owners who visit my garage complain of petrol theft. Even though some of them have installed fuel locks systems in their bikes, miscreants open the lock with a spanner and pilfer petrol," Avinash provides.
Several of the instances have been dropped at the notice of police, however tracing the miscreants is a problem. A police officer stated that most of the miscreants focused on such thefts are youths. "They are either students or unemployed and need money for small expenses. They search for bikes parked outside houses, apartments, parking lanes or in remote places," explains the officer.
Modus operandi
The miscreants minimize the gas pipe and draw the petrol to an empty one-litre water bottle. In some instances, they minimize the gas pipe, leave the empty bottle to fill while they watch from a distance. "If the bike owner returns, the miscreants slink away. It is difficult to track them as they target bikes which are away from main roads," stated the officer.
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June 04, 2018
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