By: Mayukh SenguptaKOLKATA: Bidhannagar Police on Wednesday busted a gang of young bike thieves in the Baguiati area. The gang of students and dropouts had apparently learnt the art of starting a bike without a key by watching YouTube videos.According to officers of Baguiati PS, who have so far arrested two 19-year-old youths — Aditya Gupta and Ajay Mallick — and detained five boys aged between 14 and 17, said the gang members used to refer to online videos to learn the process of starting a bike by tampering the ignition wires of self-start bikes. After the theft, the group used to park the two-wheelers at houses belonging to their friends and relatives and sell them off as and when potential buyers were available. So far, cops have recovered two stolen bikes and are on the lookout for other gang members.“Apparently, the group had stolen around 10 motorbikes from Baguati, Jyanagar and Hatiara. We will interrogate the arrested duo to know where they have kept the other motorbikes,” said a senior officer of Bidhannagar Commissionerate.Gupta and Mallick are brains behind the gang. Gupta is a first-year BCom student and Mallick is a school dropout, police said.“The two said they began stealing bikes to fund their flashy lifestyle,” said an officer. Both were produced at a Barasat court on Thursday and remanded in 10-day police custody.

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