Two desperate auto-lifters, who are involved in series of auto thefts, were nabbed on Saturday | Photo courtesy: Tanseem Haider

A man was arrested by Delhi Police on Saturday after he stole several motorcycles to impress his girlfriend who had taunted him for not having one.

When accused Lalit's girlfriend got at him on Valentine's Day for not having a motorcycle, he divided to have not one but many two-wheelers.

Lalit discussed his plans to steal two-wheelers with his friend Saheed. The plan was then put in next gear and the auto theft soon began.

The plan however failed when Lalit and Saheed were arrested by a team of police officials of Special Staff (Dwarka).

The two desperate auto-lifters, who are involved in a series of auto thefts, were nabbed on Saturday.

THE ARREST

When cases of several motorcycles being stolen from the area were reported, the police were on their toes to nab the perpetrators.

On March 6, the police team received information that two potential criminals are in Dwarka area. The police acted upon the information and a trap was laid.

The two suspects were spotted riding on a bike worth over Rs 1.8 lakh. The bike was without a number plate. This was enough for the police to positively verify their information.

They were stopped and nabbed. The two held by the police were Lalit and Saheed.

When the bike was inspected, through engine and chassis number, it was found that the expensive bike was reported stolen on February 21 from Bindapur in Delhi.

Soon, both confessed to their crime and revealed that they had stolen seven other two-wheelers. A total of eight auto theft cases were slapped on both.

Accused Lalit is permanent resident of Bihar and works at a water plant.

He is a Class 9 pass and has always been fond of parties to impress his girlfriend. But when on last Valentine's Day his girlfriend taunted him for not having a motorcycle, feeling hurt, he decided to have several two-wheelers for which he stole eight with his friend.