NM Joshi police have arrested a 22-year-old man from Tardeo who used to steal bikes to finance his foreign tours. The bike thief was identified as Devendra Chalke, who was nabbed while he was trying to steal a bike near Mahalaxmi Workshop, Lower Parel. Devendra has toured Malaysia last year, was now planning for a Europe tour.

Bike theft cases went on a rampant in NM Joshi over the last few months. Bike parked outside housing colonies were also stolen, senior officials were worried due to the rising cases of the bike theft, they instructed rigours patrolling in all the zones. On the night of 3rd October, the patrolling team of NM Joshi was passing by from the Mahalaxmi Workshop at Lower Parel when they noticed a young boy sitting on an activa scooty.