The Mysuru City police have arrested a 41-year-old man and seized a total of 33 stolen two-wheelers valued around ₹ 15 lakh from him.
The Devaraja police apprehended the accused, Srinivasa, 41, a resident of Nilivadi village in Periyapatna taluk, on August 14 while he was attempting to sell a vehicle at a low price.
The two-wheeler he was trying to sell had reportedly been stolen from the parking area of K. R. Hospital on May 25, 2026. A complaint in this regard had been registered at Devaraja police station.
The accused, who was taken into custody, disclosed to the police that he had committed theft of two-wheelers in the limits of various police stations in Mysuru City, Mysuru district, and Hassan district.
Based on his confession, a total of 33 two-wheelers valued at ₹15 lakh were seized from the accused.
The accused had been stealing two-wheelers by using duplicate keys and selling the stolen vehicles in different villages of Periyapatna taluk. While selling, he would tell the buyers that the vehicle had been seized for non-payment of loans, and the documents of the vehicle will be handed over in the coming days.
A cheating case had been registered against the accused at Periyapatna Police Station. The trial in the case is underway in court.
While nine of the seized vehicles were stolen from Devaraja police station limits in Mysuru city, seven had been stolen from Hunsur Town police station limits, and six from Nazarbad police station limits in Mysuru city. While two vehicles each had been stolen from Metagalli, Vijayanagar, and K. R. Nagar police station limits, one vehicle each had been stolen from Jayalakshmipuram, Ashokapuram, Krishnaraja, H. D. Kote, and Holenarsipura police station limits, police stated.
The detection had been carried out under the leadership of Devaraja police station Inspector Raghu K. R. and Police Sub-Inspector Nagaraj S. by a team comprising Manjunath R.R., Manjunath M.P., Madhukesh H.V., Mahesh Y.T., Manjunath H.R., Sunil Kumar C., Mahesh Kumar N.M., and Shivaraj Kumar, along with Technical Cell staff Kumar and Manju C.M. under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police Sundar Raj and Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajendra K.
Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has appreciated the work of the team.
Published – August 21, 2026 02:50 pm IST
