Jobless engineer booked for stealing bikes

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 20-year-0ld engineer who was struggling to find a suitable job as per his qualification was arrested by the Bandepalya police on Thursday. The accused was booked for stealing bikes from Bengaluru and selling them in Andhra Pradesh, while he also stole vehicles from AP and sold them in Bengaluru. The accused is a native of Andhra Pradesh, and has a diploma in civil engineering and was unable to get any job. To earn his living, he chose to steal bikes and sell them. He was also previously arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police for similar cases. After coming out on bail, he shifted his base to Bengaluru and started stealing bikes. The police have recovered five bikes from him worth around Rs 15 lakh. The accused had lifted the bikes in Suryanagar, Hebbagodi, Parappana, Agrahara limits in and around the city. Tirupathi East police station, Vijayawada and other police stations in Andhra Pradesh have also lodged cases against him. “He was arrested while he was trying to sell a bike stolen from AP near Kudlu Gate in Bengaluru. The patrolling police found the accused and took him for questioning when he admitted stealing two wheelers,” said an officer on part of investigations.