The Kasturba Marg police have arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly used to steal imported bikes and cheat people on the pretext of selling and buying the two-wheelers through ads on e-commerce platforms. While the cops have recovered five bikes from him, the latest case was reported from Borivli East where he escaped with a high-speed Benelli bike worth R7 lakh on the pretext of going on a trial ride.

The accused has been identified as Arshad Khan alias Shoeb alias Ansari, an AC mechanic residing in Mahim. Sources revealed that Arshad was fond of riding expensive bikes, so he used to post ads on a website as a seller of two-wheelers and then cheat buyers. Sometimes he would also pose as the buyer and escape with bikes on the pretext of going on a trial ride.