The city police arrested Rasool Mohideen (43) from Eruvadi in Tirunelveli district for stealing at least 150-two wheelers from various parts of the state on Tuesday.
Vehicles recovered
Of the total two-wheelers stolen by Mohideen, 80 were from various parts of Coimbatore. The police have recovered 41 two-wheelers.
According to the police, Mohideen followed a unique style of stealing motorcycles.
“The man preferred to steal two-wheelers that had copies of necessary documents such as registration certificate and insurance. Before stealing a vehicle, he used to check for copies of such documents that are generally kept in the vehicles, said a police official.
The police got whereabouts of Mohideen when one of his associates Isakkipandi from Tirunelveli was arrested by the Kattoor police on October, 27.
Isakkipandi, from whom the police had recovered seven stolen two-wheelers, was one of the five persons who had been helping Mohideen to sale stolen vehicles.
Mohideen was nabbed by the special team of police from a place near the new bus stand in Tirunelveli on Tuesday.
When quizzed, the man confessed to have stolen 150 two-wheelers from Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Salem, Erode, Tirupur and Dharmapuri since 2017.
The accused told the police that he used to transport stolen vehicles in omni buses that are plying to Tirunelveli. Mohideen's associates namely Isakkipandi, Moosa, Durai, Moideen and Madasamy had been helping him to sale stolen vehicles. Once sold, the associates would transfer Mohideen’s share of money into his bank account.
The police, who conducted search at the houses and other hangouts of the accused, recovered 41 two-wheelers worth around ₹10 lakh.
Mohideen and the two-wheelers recovered were produced before the third judicial magistrate who remanded him in judicial custody.
