Four vehicle thieves nabbed

Rajkot: Four vehicle thieves were nabbed on Monday and 31 vehicle thefts detected in Rajkot.
Police said Hitesh Karen (33), Sanjay Mer (30), Anil Vadekhania (19) and Gopal Rojasara (21) would steal the two-wheelers from Rajkot and sell them in villages of Surendranagar district. “Of the accused, Hitesh was an expert in breaking locks.
Sanjay and Anil would zero in on the vehicles and Hitesh would break their locks. Gopal would help in the sale of the vehicles,” said J D Zala, inspector with Bhaktinagar police station. Of the accused, Hitesh figured in a rape case as an accused, while Sanjay was arrested twice in bootlegging cases.
“We have seized 29 two-wheelers and spare parts of two two-wheelers from the possession of the accused,” said Zala.