Chandigarh, January 9

The crime branch of the police today claimed to have arrested two vehicle thieves and recovered 10 motorcycles (Bullet), five of which were stolen from the city.

The suspects have been identified as Gulshan (28) and Harpreet Singh (19), both residents of Ferozepur district. The police said they had information that the suspects were involved in vehicle thefts, following which they were nabbed from their native place.

During investigation, 10 motorcycles, stolen from Chandigarh and Mohali, were recovered on their disclosure. The police said the suspects revealed that they had sold four stolen motorcycles to Aman, who was lodged in the Ferozepur jail in a UAPA case.

Aman will be brought here on production warrant for the recovery of the stolen motorcycles. The police said Gulshan was earlier arrested by the Punjab Police in three cases of vehicle theft and one registered under the NDPS Act.