Motorcycle theft in Nepal, sale in India

Chaitra 28, 2081

Kantipur Reporter

Motorcycle theft in Nepal, sale in India

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The Morang police have arrested a gang that stole motorcycles in Nepal and sold them in India. Police have arrested two people including 24-year-old Nausad Ansari, a resident of Biratnagar-17, who is the main person of the gang who stole motorcycles serially.

Another arrested person is Mohammad Soyal Alam, 17 years old from the same place. According to Morang police spokesperson DSP Ved Prakash Joshi, Nausad is an accused who has been arrested on theft charges before.

Police investigation revealed that Nausad stole 11 motorcycles and sold them in India during the current Chaitra month alone. Of these, 6 motorcycles have been seized by the police, while the remaining 5 have been recovered from Daraiya and Tikulia in the Indo-Nepal border areas.

It has been revealed that the stolen motorcycles were taken to the Indian border market Katihar via Sunsari's Dewanganj. Preliminary investigations have shown that these vehicles are being used in illegal activities like smuggling domestic liquor in the Indian market.

Motorcycle theft in Nepal, sale in India With the increase in motorcycle theft cases, Morang District Police Office mobilized a special investigation team. The police claim that with the help of CCTV installed in various public places, they have been able to identify and arrest the people involved in the theft. According to the police, it has been revealed that the number plate of the stolen motorcycle was removed and taken to India.

'Because the locks of old model motorcycles can be easily broken, it was found that those types of motorcycles were targeted,' said DSP Joshi. After the theft, Nausad called some motorcycle owners and asked for ransom. 

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