Seven stolen motorcycles were recovered from their possession. (Representational Image)
Kolkata Police claimed to have busted an inter-district gang of motorcycle thieves and recovered seven stolen motorcycles from their possession from different locations in the city, police said today.
Acting on the information provided by Bisu Das, 45, arrested by Kolkata Police on July 28 from Beliaghata area, two stolen bikes were recovered from his possession, they said.
After grilling Mr Bisu, police last night arrested Sheikh Fariduddin, 32, from Tiljala area and recovered five motorbikes from his possession for which he had no supported documents, they said.
"Both Bisu Das and Sheikh Fariduddin were working together. This person from Tiljala was working as one of the associates of Bishu. We are looking whether there are anybody else working with them," he said.
Meanwhile, Hooghly district police seized 14 motorcycles and three four wheelers and arrested two persons for their involvement in the car theft racket.
Working on an information from a reliable source Hooghly District Police raided an automobile outlet in Pallishree under Arambagh Police Station and arrested Seikh Motiul Alialias Moti, 42, and Sheikh Mukhtar Ali, 46, and recovered the stolen vehicles.