Youth held, minor detained for stealing expensive bikes

Jaipur | Sunday | 7th October, 2018

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For past many years, areas like Jawhar Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, and Adarsh Nagar.The sleuths attributed rising demand in the grey market to so many gangs actually stealing fancy bikes. JAIPUR: Gone are the days when vehicle lifters targeted 100 cc “family bikes,” the fancy super bikes are a new rage among many of the gangs.The Malviya Nagar police in the city on Saturday arrested a 21-year-old youth and detained his minor aide for stealing expensive bikes from Malviya Nagar and Jawahar Circle areas of the city.The accused, Rahul Sharma, a native of Dholpur, was arrested by the police team. “These bikes can quickly pick up speed, and hence, they could snatch a chain and flee. It is very difficult for police vehicles to chase them too,” the official said. “Earlier the bikes were stolen from the city and smuggles to nearby cities like Sawai Madhopur where they would modify the bike and sell it for Rs 15,000 in rural fairs..