The city police handed over 85 two-wheelers that were stolen and found as part of its efforts to trace owners of over 1,500 two-wheelers they found abandoned in the city.
Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal handed over the vehicles to the owners at Armed Reserve Police Ground on Monday.
He had ordered that all the motorcycles that had been collecting dust and rusting at 21 police stations at one place. Since August, there had been a rise in recovery of stolen vehicles which were gathering dust on the police station premises. The police also conducted searches in various parking lots and found several abandoned vehicles, probably stolen ones.
"A special team headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police U. Murugesh was formed to trace the owners. Using Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS), the police traced around 125 owners. The police identified them by matching the details of motorcycles available with the website of Department of Transport,” he said.
The police have appealed to those who lost their vehicles, to look for their two-wheelers among those parked at the Armed Reserve Police Ground.
Mobile phone robbery
Stating that the city police had stepped up action against mobile phone snatchers, Mr. Aggarwal said that using technology, 34 persons were arrested and 64 mobile phones recovered from them. Four of them were college students, he said.
He cautioned people against buying costly phones at a cheaper rate from any person. “As per law, not only mobile phone snatchers but receivers of stolen goods will also be arrested,” he said. Shopkeepers had been warned against buying mobile phones from strangers. They had been told to maintain records of the identity of the seller, including their phone numbers, to prevent stolen/robbed phone from being sold," he said.
On crime prevention, Mr. Aggarwal said the city police had opened history sheet against 81 habitual offenders and they would be under constant vigil.
Residents’ associations had been encouraged to put up closed circuit television cameras to prevent crime. People who go out of station could inform their police station about it so that the police could give special attention and keep vigil of locked houses to prevent burglary. The police had recommended suspension of driving licences of 5,465 persons for violation of traffic rules. The Transport Department had so far suspended licences of 2,579 persons, he said.
