Cyberabad police arrests 2 vehicle lifters, 6 stolen bikes recovered
Two vehicle lifters held in Cyberabad
Hyderabad: The Bachupally police nabbed two notorious vehicle lifters Ongolu Ramesh Babu alias Vinod and Chandramolu Gundappa alias Arjun for committing a series of vehicle thefts.
The police recovered half a dozen bikes all worth Rs. 4lakh from the possession of the arrested persons - Ramesh Babu, 27, and Gundappa, 24, both working as delivery boys and residents of Suraram in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Another person identified as P. Narsimha was absconding, said Balanagar, DCP, K. Suresh Kumar
On January 23, 2025 at 8 am, the police received a complainant from K. Mahesh, an IT Employee and resident of Bachupally, stating that he posted an advertisement in OLX about selling of his bike after which he received a call from a person evincing interest to purchase it.
After Mahesh shared his address, the caller came to his house to check the bike. In the name of a test drive, the caller took the bike from Mahesh and fled. Based on Mahesh’s complaint, the police booked a case and while verifying CCTVs, the police found the accused travelling on the stolen bike and detained them.
After being grilled, the accused admitted that they had stolen half a dozen bikes – three in Bachupally and one each in Miyapur, Jagadgirigutta and Kukatpally Housing Board Colony police station limits. Ramesh, a native of Guntur came to Hyderabad in 2018 for eking his livelihood and stayed with a transgender.
He ran a biryani point, mobile sales and service shops till 2023 year. As he incurred loss in the business, he left the business and returned to his native place. In 2014, he again came to Hyderabad and stayed in Suraram and while working as bike taxi captain, Ramesh came in contact with Gundappa and his relative Narasimha.
Due to financial problems, they hatched a plan to commit any theft to earn easy money to clear their debts. The modus operandi of the accused persons was to see an advertisement in OLX app and check if anyone was selling bikes.
After collecting seller’s details, Ramesh and his associates would first watch the movements of the public in the locality and would collect the vehicle from the seller in the name of test drive and escape.
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