Jalna, Jan 19 (PTI) One person has been arrested and two minors detained in connection with a series of bicycle thefts in Maharashtra's Jalna city, police said on Wednesday.

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The Sadar Bazaar police received a complaint about a bicycle theft in Kulikruti area of Jalna on Tuesday, an official said.

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Based on the CCTV footage from the area, the police zeroed in on one of the minors involved in the theft and subsequently nabbed the two other accused, he said.

The police recovered 10 stolen bicycles, valued at Rs 1.30 lakh, from the trio, he said.

The accused had allegedly stolen bicycles from different parts of the city and sold them at cheap rates, the official said.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC in this regard, he added.

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