“Suspects police constable Muhammad Ilyas and scrap dealer Muhammad Akram have committed crimes under the law by stealing 40 bikes from outside the police station,” said a first information report registered at the Harbanspura Police Station. It added that the bikes were worth around Rs1 million.

The complaint invoked sections 381 A (theft of a car or other motor vehicles) and 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The two-wheeled vehicles were stolen from outside a police station in the city’s Defence C area where they were parked after being recovered from criminals.

The police took action after they got a tip-off that numerous bikes were hidden in a warehouse near Harbanspura Morr. They were of the view that bikes were stolen.

The bikes were hidden at the back side of the warehouse, according to the complaint.