The Kollam West police on Thursday busted a four-member vehicle theft racket that had stolen around 40 two-wheelers.
The arrested have been identified as Kavanad resident Ananthakrishnan, 24, Kureepuzha resident Rony, 24, Asramam resident Robin, 27, and Anandavalleswaram resident Deny George, 31.
On Wednesday night, the team on patrolling duty found Ananthakrishnan and Tony near Canara Bank at High School Junction under suspicious circumstances. Upon questioning, the duo said they parked their two-wheeler near Victoria Hospital after it ran out of petrol. However, the patrolling team found another motorcycle near them with key. After searching the accused, the police retrieved several two-wheeler keys from them. The accused were taken into custody after the police found that the bike near Victoria Hospital had fuel. When both the vehicles were taken to the police station, it was revealed that they were the mainours in different theft cases registered in the Kollam West and East police stations.
