The accused brothers Aakash, 19, and Azad, 21, were arrested alongwith their associate Rizwan on a tip off received by Crime Branch from Dwarka More in south west Delhi. Their arrest also led to recovery of three motorcycles and three scooty, said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner (crime).
During interrogation, it was revealed that Akash is pursuing studies from National Open School and is a passionate stunt biker. His father being a taxi driver, he could not afford to buy motorcycles and so started stealing them.
He was earlier arrested by Moti Nagar police alongwith a stolen motorcycle.
His elder brother Azad worked in the past as a sales executive at a showroom in Uttam Nagar area. He helped his brother to fulfill his passion for stunt biking by helping him vehicle lifting.
The bikes stolen and used by the brothers were later sold to Rizwan who ran an auto repairing shop in Uttam Nagar. They got Rs 10,000 for each stolen bike they sold to Rizwan.