Chandigarh: 23-year-old man arrested for stealing bike, forgery

A case has been registered under Sections 411(theft), 471(fraud document), and 473(forgery) of the Indian Penal Code at Sector-17 police station in Chandigarh

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The accused in custody of police in Chandigarh. He used to work as a bike taxi driver at Rapido (HT Photo)

A 23-year-old resident of Mauli Jagran got arrested on Tuesday for using a fake number plate on a stolen bike.

The accused has been identified as Mintu Kumar, a bike taxi driver in Rapido.

Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Pale Ram reported that on February 5, while he was posted on Sector 23-B police barrier, the accused was intercepted after he tried to escape.

ASI and his team nabbed Kumar along with a motorcycle carrying fake registration number plate which he had stolen on January 4 from Sector 22, said police.

A case has been registered under Sections 411(theft), 471(fraud document), and 473(forgery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Sector-17 police station.