Lakhimpur (UP), July 29: An inter-state gang of auto lifters was today busted by the special operation group (SOG) team with the arrest of five persons from the city area here, police said.
Acting on a tip off, the police team arrested the five persons and recovered seven stolen bikes from them, Circle Officer (City) Basant Lal said.
“These persons used to steal motor-bikes from various districts of the state and sold them at throwaway prices in neighbouring Nepal,” Lal said.
Most of the gang members belonged to the villages located on the Indo-Nepal border and they used to sell these bikes in Nepal, the officer added.
–Agencies