Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Two men caught by the Pune police on Tuesday for suspected bike theft are wanted by NIA in a Rajasthan state case and carry a reward of 5 lakhs each.

Two suspected bike thieves were caught in the early hours on Tuesday morning here by the Kothrud police patrolling team. 

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Police officials Pradeep Chavan and Amol Nazan caught them in the early morning at 2.45 am.

When they were being taken to their house for a search they tried to escape, the police team nabbed two while one managed to flee. In the subsequent house search, one live round, four mobiles, and a laptop was seized.

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During the investigation, it was found that the two suspects namely Imran Khan and Md. Yunus Saki were wanted by NIA and had a reward of Rs 5 lakhs each.

Commissioner of Pune Police Ritesh Kumar said, "Pune Police nabbed two accused namely Imran Khan and Md Yunus Saki. Both were wanted by NIA in a Rajasthan state case and carried a reward of 5 lakhs each. Both were detained by police during a patrol in the city while they were trying to steal a bike on 18 July early morning in the Kothrud area. Subsequently in their house search police seized one live round, four mobile phones and a laptop. They were in hiding in a shelter in Pune for the last 16-17 months. Further investigation is on." (ANI)

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