AVLC arrests five ‘motorcycle lifters’ in raids across city

KARACHI: The Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) has claimed to have arrested five suspects allegedly involved in various cases of motorcycle theft in the metropolis.

According to sources, the suspects were arrested during a series of raids in the SITE Area, Sohrab Goth and Sachal areas. Officials of the cell also claimed to have recovered snatched and stolen motorcycles from the suspects’ possession.

The suspects arrested were habitual motorcycle snatchers and lifters who used to sell the stolen motorcycles in Balochistan and to scrap dealers, sources said, adding that they were all arrested for the first time and hence had no earlier criminal record.

According to sources, three motorcycles, a pistol and a snatched mobile phone were recovered from the accused.

Earlier, the AVLC Jamshed Town arrested a gang of five habitual motorcycle lifters and recovered two stolen motorcycles and one pistol from their possession.

According to the spokesperson, the suspects were heroin addicts who sold stolen motorcycles in Balochistan in exchange for narcotics.

The arrested suspects included Nadeem, son of Dur Muhammad, Zahoor, son of Abdul Aziz, Aslam, son of Shaban, Ali Gabol, son of Ismail, and Hameed Makranil, son of Abdul Sattar.

The AVLC has arrested many suspected motorcycle lifters in recent days. Police claimed to have busted a gang of motorcycle lifters during a raid in the Baldia Town locality.