New Delhi, March 22 A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a prospective buyer and absconding with motorcycles that he took on the pretext of a test drive, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Punit Satija, a resident of Rewari in Haryana, was apprehended following an investigation into a recent motorcycle theft from a showroom, he said.
"The case was registered on March 19 after a complaint by a Royal Enfield showroom employee, who alleged that a customer had taken a bike for a test drive and did not return," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Shashank Jaiswal said in a statement.
Police traced the accused to the Bhalaswa Dairy area, where he was arrested on March 21 and found in possession of a stolen motorcycle, they said.
During interrogation, Satija confessed to stealing multiple motorcycles across Delhi-NCR using a similar modus operandi. At his instance, six stolen high-end motorcycles were recovered, the DCP said.
With his arrest, at least nine cases of motorcycle theft across Delhi and neighbouring areas have been solved, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.