India, June 16 -- The police have arrested three members of a gang allegedly involved in over 100 motorcycle thefts across Mumbai and Thane. Police said the alleged kingpin, Milind Manohar Sawant, has been booked in at least 70 cases and had previously served jail terms.

The arrests followed a two-month probe into a spike in bike thefts in Thane. Investigators found that the gang mainly targeted high-demand models, including Suzuki Burgman scooters and Royal Enfield Hunter motorcycles, from areas such as Hiranandani Estate.

NB Kolhatkar, senior inspector of Kasarvadavali police station, said, "The stolen Burgman scooters were sold for Rs.70,000 to Rs.80,000 a piece, while the Hunter motorcycles fetched between Rs.1 lakh and Rs.1.25 lakh...