Police arrest five members of bike lifting gang in Karachi

KARACHI: Karachi police conducted a raid in the Lines area and apprehended five accused criminals allegedly affiliated with a bike lifter gang operating in the metropolis, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Bahadur, the arrested individuals were allegedly involved in selling parts of the motorcycle snatched from the citizens of Karachi.

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The SSP further claimed that all the apprehended accused were habitual criminals as well as members of a bike lifter gang.

Meanwhile, the parts of three motorcycles were recovered by the police from the possession of the accused criminals.

Earlier, the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) busted an interprovincial gang involved in stealing and snatching motorbikes from different areas of Karachi and selling them in Balochistan.

SSP Tariq Nawaz said a five-member gang was busted from the port city, which members used to come to Karachi for stealing motorbikes.

The stolen and snatched motorbikes were being sold in Sakran, Balochistan, the SSP said and added several stolen motorcycles have been recovered from their possession.