Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- A major breakthrough was achieved by police in Odisha's Kalahandi district with the arrest of an inter-district bike theft gang on Wednesday involved in multiple cases of vehicle theft across the region.

The operation has led to the recovery of 44 stolen motorcycles.

The arrests come after a series of complaints were lodged at Junagarh police station regarding frequent bike thefts in Dharmagarh subdivision town and other parts of the district. Acting on the complaints, police constituted a special team to investigate the matter and track down the culprits.

During coordinated raids conducted at various locations across Kalahandi district, police arrested six members of the inter-district bike theft gang. The accus...