Theft of bikes, man arrested

Vijayapura: The region police have arrested one person on the charge of robbery and seized 16 bikes, worth around ₹10 lakh, from him. 

Talking to the media here on Saturday, Superintendent of Police, Prakash Nikam said that the accused, Rahul Chavan, is a native of Pandojari town of Jath taluk in Maharashtra. 

He said that Rahul had allegedly robbed vehicles from Karnataka and Maharashtra. In the interim, he also reported a money prize of ₹5,000 to the team that detected the case and arrested the individual. 

To an inquiry, he said that the issue has been conveyed to the notice of showroom proprietors of the company to recommend required changes in the lock to make it more secure to avoid breaking for steeling.