arrested in East Kameng district and the stolen motorcycles were recovered from their possession, the police said.
They were arrested yesterday by a special team of police constituted by superintendent of police Apang Tamut after Bomdila police alerted him of the incident of bike theft and about the possible escape route of the lifters, the police said.
The arrested persons have been handed over to Bomdila police after completing all formalities, the SP said.
He said that a gang of bike lifters was still active in the area and they were under police surveillance.
"We have also alerted the police across the state and Assam about two other stolen motorcycles," Tamut added.