By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Jan. 17: Rajan Potamaha, a resident of Suryabinayak Municipality, had parked his motorcycle at the parking beside the Ram Temple at Ward 4 of Bhaktapur Municipality on Thursday. However, when Potamaha came back to take the motorcycle, it was missing.
Potamaha immediately dialled 100, Nepal Police helpline number, and informed about his stolen motorcycle.
Potamaha’s was a 220cc red-colour pulsar motorcycle registered under Baa 32 Pa 7953.
After Potamaha notified the police about the theft, police stations and officers across the district were forwarded with the information of the motorcycle and the search began.
About an hour later, a team led by Assistant Sub-inspector Pushkar Thapa from the Area Police Office, Sudal, found the motorcycle during a checking at Ward 8 of Changunarayan Municipality.
The motorcycle was being taken away by four individuals when the team stopped them and asked for the motorcycle’s papers.
Since neither of the four had any official papers to claim the motorcycle as theirs, the police enquired of the motorcycle and found it to be the one stolen from the parking near the Ram Temple.
The motorcycle was further identified by Potamaha at the Area Police Office, Jagati.
After the confirmation, the four individuals were taken under custody following a written complaint from Potamaha.
According to the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, all of the arrested individuals were teenagers, including two minors.
The police identified the arrested ones as 18-year-old Krishna Thing and 18-year-old Anish Shrestha. Likewise, the other two are said to be minors aged below 14 years. The names of the minors have not been disclosed.
The Bhaktapur Police have received permission for five-day judicial custody for Thing and Shrestha for further investigation.
Likewise, the two minors are also under investigation and are kept at a child rehabilitation centre for now.