Ballari Police have arrested two gangs of bike lifters in a week and recovered 62 bikes together worth ₹43 lakh.
Superintendent of Police Ranjit Kumar Bandaru appreciated the work of the police teams and announced ₹10,000 cash prize to each one of them at a media conference in his office in Ballari on Wednesday.
As per information he shared, a team comprising Deputy Superintendent of Police H. Shekharappa and Cowl Bazaar Inspector T. Subhash arrested four bike lifters, 48-year-old S. Rafeeq, 30-year-old Mohammad Wasim, 28-year-old Abubkar and 41-year-old Nazir, and recovered 37 bikes in all worth ₹26 lakh from them.