Over 50 arrested for selling stolen bikes’ parts

By APP
November 30, 2024
A representational image of a handcuffed man. — APP/File
A representational image of a handcuffed man. — APP/File

LAHORE:More than 50 accused were arrested during the Lahore Police crackdown on junkyards, selling spare-parts of stolen motorcycles. According to the police records, over 70 per cent of the stolen motorcycles were more than five years old.

The stolen motorcycles, after theft, reached Bilal Ganj, Misri Shah and other junkyards. The junkyards sold spare-parts of the stolen motorcycles, separately. Most of the accused involved in motorcycle theft turned out to be drug addicts.