Two Nepalis held for stealing electric bike

PANAJI:

Panaji police

on Wednesday arrested two

Nepal nationals

for allegedly stealing an electric scooter worth Rs 98,000.
The police action came after a complaint by a resident of

Altinho

, Panaji,

Damodar Naik

, a 50-year-old civil contractor. He said that his electric scooter, parked in an open space in Altinho, was stolen. Panaji police then registered a theft case and began its investigation.
Panaji

town police station collected information through technical surveillance and CCTV footage, and traced the identity of the accused.
“We have arrested Basant Mijar and Bishal Gurung, both 19, natives of Nepal, in connection with the theft case, and recovered the stolen electric scooter,” said Panaji PI Vijaykumar Chodankar.