Zirakpur police have arrested four men on Saturday in a vehicle theft case and recovered a stolen motorcycle and a scooty.
During the investigation, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Major Singh-led police team intercepted three men on a motorcycle at a checkpoint near the slip road from Chandigarh. The men allegedly tried to turn back after seeing the police team, which then apprehended them. The team recovered Rehan’s motorcycle, bearing registration number UP20AQ4025, from them.
Police registered an FIR under Sections 303(2) (punishment for theft) and 317(2) (retaining stolen property) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Zirakpur police station after Rehan, a resident of Baltana, reported that his motorcycle had been stolen outside a shop on October 14. Police identified the three as Davinder Sahu, 20, and Satyam, 21, both residents of Bishanpura, and Suraj Kumar alias Nikhil, 22, a resident of Preet Colony, Zirakpur.
During further questioning, police named a fourth accused, Alex Jacob, 25, a resident of Ravindra Enclave in Baltana. The four accused were produced before a court, which granted police three days’ remand for further investigation.
Police said they also recovered a scooty bearing registration number HR03T8123, from him.
