Bantwal : Inter-district bike thief arrested with stolen two-wheeler from his residence of Mangalpady in Kerala bt  Bantwal Rural police,

The arrested person identified is Ashraf Ali, Mangalpady.

The police who were on patrolling duty found Ali standing suspiciously near the Polali bus stand along with the two-wheeler. He tried to escape on seeing the police vehicle. The alert cops immediately apprehended him. On enquiry it came to light that he had stolen the two-wheeler from Addoor.

He is facing theft cases in Ullal, Konaje and other police stations and was once earlier arrested in a theft case and was released just two weeks ago.