Mysuru:  Vijayanagar Police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in two-wheeler thefts.

The accused have been identified as A. Stanley, 24, resident of Hinkal in Mysuru and K.K. Dhanush, 24, resident of Mullusoge village, Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu.

The Police said that the duo was arrested on Sept.7 when they were moving suspiciously on Hunsur Main Road near Hinkal Traffic Single on a motorcycle which had no number plate.

On interrogation, they are said to have confessed to be involved in the lifting high-end motorcycles in Vijayanagar, Hebbal, Saraswathipuram, Jayalakshmipuram and Kushalnagar Police Station limits. They also confessed to have snatched away a vanity bag with a mobile phone from a woman in Jayalakshmipuram Police limits.

The Police, who got the custody of the two after producing them before the Court, recovered 11 motorcycles (Yamaha R15 – 1, Bajaj Apache – 3, Bajaj Pulsar – 5 and KTM Duke – 2) and a Apple iPhone worth Rs.21.45 lakh from the accused.