Only motorcycle thieves allowed: Police bust exclusive Ggm ‘club’

GURUGRAM: During a routine check near the city’s upscale Galleria Market (in DLF 4) on Saturday, Gurugram police arrested two men they suspected of being vehicle thieves — and stumbled into a rabbit hole that led them to a gang of motorcycle thieves. It was large enough and specialised enough to focus on various customer groups, joyriders, those who wanted to use the bike for a crime, people in the spare parts business, or those simply looking to buy a second-hand bike.

The gang, or club as the members themselves referred to it, even has a name: Bikers Gang — Hum Sikander (which roughly translates as We The Conquerors). And its members, the police claimed, are behind around 500 motorcycle thefts in the National Capital Region over the past six years.

The police added that based on the information provided by the two people they arrested, one 18 years old and the other 22, they have identified 30 more, and are conducting raids to arrest them as well as garage owners who helped them fence the bikes. They said that around 60 members of the club are juveniles. The club was born in prison, said city police commissioner KK Rao.

Some of its members met in jails and became friends. The club itself was formed in October 2014 by a Nuh resident who is still serving time in Bhondsi jail — for vehicle theft. “All of them are not habitual offenders. Many educated men in need of money have also been part of this gang. They end up stealing to lead a lavish life,” he added.

THE CLUB WAS BORN IN PRISON, SAYS CITY POLICE CHIEF KK RAO; 60 MEMBERS OF THE CLUB ARE JUVENILES