Traffic cop chases, arrests young man from Amravati who stole 3 two-wheelers for love of biking
Traffic cop chases, arrests young man from Amravati who stole 3 two-wheelers for love of biking
Others steal vehicles to make money by selling them after changing the number plate, but the police say Kishor Bhimrao Khadke, a BSc graduate from Amravati, does it for the fun of biking.
The police said Khadke stole three two-wheelers in the past 30 days to go on long rides. The Vishrambaug police booked Khadke under Section 379 (stealing) of the IPC and recovered the three vehicles from his possession.u00a0 
Doing his duty: Traffic Police Constable S B Kumbhar, who caught
the bike thief, at the Vishrambaug police station with stolen bikes
that have been recovered. Pic/ Vivek Sabnis
The arrest of Khadke was made by traffic policeman, Constable S B Kumbhar, on Lal Bahadur Shastri Road.
Kumbhar spotted Khadke violating a traffic signal at Alka Talkies chowk and signalled for him to stop. Khadke ignored Kumbhar and sped away on his vehicle, which made the traffic policeman give chase on his bike.
After a pursuit of about a kilometre, Kumbhar caught up with Khadke and got hold of him. Khadke was on bike with the number plate MH-12/AT 8701.
Khadke was not able to show Kumbhar his driving licence and the vehicle papers, arousing suspicion in the policeman's mind. Finally, Khadke admitted the bike was stolen.
"I left him with no choice but to confess to the crime," said Kumbhar. Khadke said he had stolen the bike from Kothrud three days ago and was using it to have fun riding on it. He said his father was a farmer in Amaravati and he was living with a cousin at Parande Nagar in Dighi.u00a0
Kumbhar searched the computerised RTO registration for the number plate of the stolen bike and found out that the vehicle belonged to Santosh Mahadik, a resident of Karve Nagar.
The policeman said he also discovered Khadke was involved in two more cases of vehicle theft at Sadashiv Peth and Somwar Peth.
Kumbhar said Khadke's cousin was sick of his brother's habit of stealing vehicles. He said Khadke had now been taken away by his family members to Amravati to stop him from stealing more bikes.
Mahadik, whose bike was stolen from near Karve statue, said that he has not yet received the vehicle but the police had assured him he would get it back after getting done with the formalities. He also thanked Kumbhar for catching the suspect.u00a0
DCP Manoj Patil (Traffic) congratulated Kumbhar for his bravery. "This shows even traffic policemen can detect a crime and Kumbhar has set an example for all," Patil said.
Vehicle theft stats
> Average number of vehicle thefts recorded every year in city: 30,000
> Number of thefts where suspects say they did it just to use the vehicles: 3,000
> Detection rate: Between 8 per cent and 10 per cent of all thefts
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