LUCKNOW, Aug. 1 -- With the arrest of three men with alleged criminal backgrounds, Krishnanagar police on Friday claimed to have busted an inter-district vehicle theft gang.

The police recovered nine stolen motorcycles and one scooter from various locations in the city following their arrest. The breakthrough came as police intensified surveillance and patrolling following rising vehicle theft complaints in Lucknow's south zone, according to an official release issued on Friday.

The accused were identified as Arif, 32, a truck driver from Badalkheda under Para police station; Asu Rastogi (30), a painter from Purana Haiderganj under Bazarkhaala police station; and Salman (30), a scrap dealer from Bulaki Adda, also under Bazarkhaala polic...