Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) The Mumbai police have arrested three persons involved in vehicle thefts and recovered 10 stolen motorcycles from their possession, an official said on Sunday.

Based on a tip-off, the police recently apprehended the two accused from the western suburb of Borivali, while the third man was nabbed on February 22, he said.

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The accused, Milind Manohar Sawant (29), Yash Deepak Kothari (24) and Arvind Rajan Gadkari (28), have multiple cases to their names, the official said.

The accused allegedly stole two-wheelers and used fake number plates on them, he said.

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The police have recovered 10 stolen motorcycles, worth Rs 5.3 lakh, from the accused, who are booked under section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code, the official said.

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