A motorcycle can be stolen in just 20 seconds. The first 10 seconds it takes to break the lock of the motorcycle, the remaining 10 seconds it takes time to start the car by tearing the key.
These motorcycles worth Tk 1.5-2 lakh lakh stolen from Chittagong are sold in the border districts of India for only Tk 15,000. The shocking information came out after the arrest of five members of this gang with 9 motorcycles.
Numerous CCTV footage of motorcycle thefts in different parts of the city is now in the hands of the police. In just 15-20 seconds, a group of thieves is going to wind up with a motorcycle. On the one hand the group of thieves could not be identified in any way, on the other hand the theft could not be stopped.
After searching the CCTV footage, Halishahar police arrested five members of the gang. They first denied the theft after the arrest. After showing the CCTV footage, they were forced to confess and the police station office showed how quickly they recovered the motorcycle theft. CMP Assistant Commissioner Arif Hossain said, “The arrested persons are members of professional motorcycle thieves. They are very skillful.”