Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Ranchi Police Recover 10 Stolen Motorcycles, Arrest Eight
Police in Ranchi arrested eight people suspected of stealing motorcycles.
They found 10 motorcycles that had reportedly been stolen.
The investigation began when officers stopped three people riding two motorcycles.
Checks showed that both motorcycles had been stolen.
The suspects allegedly told police that they stole bikes at weekly markets.
They reportedly changed the registration numbers to fake ones.
The bikes were then sold cheaply in rural areas.
Police said three suspects had previous criminal cases, and the investigation is continuing.
Ranchi Police arrested eight members of an inter-district motorcycle theft gang.
Police recovered 10 stolen motorcycles during the investigation.
The case began when three people were intercepted on two motorcycles in Dhurwa.
Five additional suspects were arrested based on information provided by the first three.
Police said the gang stole bikes at weekly markets, used fake registration numbers, and resold them cheaply.
- Who
- Ranchi Police arrested eight alleged members of an inter-district motorcycle theft gang.
- What
- Police recovered 10 stolen motorcycles and registered a case against the accused.
- When
- The arrests were announced on August 26; the initial interception took place on Tuesday.
- Where
- The suspects were intercepted on the Sithio-Dhurwa road, and eight motorcycles were recovered from the Mackluskiganj police station area in Ranchi district.
- Why
- Police allege that the gang stole motorcycles, replaced their registration numbers with fake ones, and resold them cheaply in rural areas.
- Arrested
- Eight people
- Motorcycles recovered
- 10 stolen motorcycles
- Initial arrests
- Three people were first arrested with two motorcycles
- Additional arrests
- Five others were arrested based on information from the initial suspects
- Suspects' districts
- Two are from Ranchi, while three each are from Chatra and Latehar
- Criminal records
- Three arrested suspects have histories in similar offences; 15 cases are pending against them
- Police station
- An FIR was registered at Dhurwa police station