Daltonganj: For the first time in Latehar, a total of 17 persons, who had bought stolen bikes till February this year, surrendered the vehicles at the Bariyatu police station over the past week.Latehar SP Kumar Gaurav said, “A total of 17 people, who had bought stolen bikes, deposited the two-wheelers with Bariyatu police over the past week. Officer in-charge of the Bariyatu police station, Ranjan Paswan, generated awareness among the people about the legal implications of wittingly receiving, buying or possessing stolen property like bikes.”Officer in-charge of Bariyatu police station, Ranjan Paswan, said, “Under the orders issued by the SP, we urged gram pradhan Mahender Oraon to persuade the owners of stolen bikes, which they had bought without any papers, to surrender the two-wheelers.”The buyers had paid Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 per bike and received no transfer documents. They identified Rohit Oraon (22) and Sajid Ansari (40) as the men involved in the illegal activity. Ansari, a resident of Lohardaga, allegedly stole the bikes while Oraon, whose inlaws live in Bariyatu police station area, used his connections to target potential customers for the stolen bikes. Both are lodged in Gumla jail in a similar case from March this year, police said.
