Mumbai Crime: 2 minors detained for series of motorcycle thefts in Thane

This picture has been used for representational purpose

Two minors have been detained in connection with a probe into motorcycle thefts in Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

On the intervening night of March 21 and 22, motorcycles were stolen in Bhiwandi, Kalwa, Naupada and other parts of Thane, after which a Crime Branch team began probe, Unit I Senior Inspector Nitin Thackeray said.

"We got a tip off about the gang involved and managed to detain two juveniles from Kalyan. We seized motorcycles and other items worth Rs 5.82 lakh from them. They are also involved in offences like housebreaking and attack on a police party. Further probe is underway," he added.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever