Vehicle thieves held

Bengaluru: Byatarayanapura police arrested two people for their alleged involvement in bike theft cases and recovered 30 twowheelers with an estimated value of Rs 18 lakh, police said on Monday.

The accused were identified by the police as Kruthik, 18, a resident of Srirampura and Vijay, 21, of Magadi Road here. The arrests were made based on vehicle theft cases filed at Byatarayanapura police station.

The police claimed to have received information about more stolen vehicles with the arrest of the accused. A probe has been initiated to inquire regarding more involvement in vehicle theft cases in the city.

Meanwhile five the police detected 5 cases regarding vehicle theft filed at Byatarayanapura PS, 2 in Chandra Layout, one case each at Vivek Nagar, Cottonpet, Kengeri, Yelahanka New Town, Kamakshipalya, Chamarajpet, Magadi Road, Tilak Nagar and two cases at KG Halli police station against the accused. Further investigation is underway