Archive · 19 May 2025
Bengaluru Man Arrested for OLX Two-Wheeler Theft Scheme
A man in Bengaluru was caught by the police for stealing scooters from people selling them on OLX.
He would pretend to be interested, ask for a test ride, and then drive away with the scooter.
He used bike taxis to avoid being identified and multiple SIM cards to contact victims.
The police tracked him down after a woman reported her stolen scooter.
He has admitted to several similar thefts and sold the scooters to pay off his loans.
The police recovered all the stolen scooters.
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Bengaluru for stealing two-wheelers from OLX.
The man would request test rides and then steal the vehicles.
He used bike taxis and multiple SIM cards to avoid detection.
Police tracked him down after investigating the theft of a Yamaha Ray ZR.
The stolen vehicles were sold in various locations, including Chintamani and Chikkamagaluru.
- Who
- Pradeep, alias OLX Pradeep
- What
- Stealing two-wheelers from people selling them on OLX by using the test ride trick
- When
- May 1 (first theft reported)
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- To steal and sell the vehicles to repay his loans
- Suspect's Age
- 31
- Location of crimes
- Bengaluru
- Platform used
- OLX
- Number of thefts
- Five
- Method
- Test rides
- One stolen vehicle
- Yamaha Ray ZR