The crooks - Arjun Luhana and Vishal Gautam - struck a week before the festivities began. On September 7, two Bullets were stolen from the jurisdiction of the Tardeo police station
One of the bikes that was recovered
Vishal Gautam
"We suspect this is the work of a gang or syndicate," said an officer from Tardeo police station. The Vapi cops handed over the accused to the Tardeo police. "During initial investigation, they revealed that five of them had come to Mumbai from Gujarat to strike ahead of the festival. Two of them went on hunting for bikes to steal, and they found two Bullets," said Sanjay Surve, senior inspector at Tardeo police station. "We are investigating the whereabouts of their accomplices and are trying to probe whether they have stolen more bikes," he added.
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