Chandigarh, May 16 (PTI) Two members of a motorcycle-lifter gang that operates across states were arrested in Haryana's Ambala district on Monday, police said.

Twenty-two stolen motorcycles were recovered from their possession, they added.

Also Read | Oppo Pad Air Specifications Reportedly Leaked Online, Launch Expected Soon.

With their arrest, at least nine cases of motorcycle thefts in Ambala were solved, a spokesperson of the Haryana Police said.

"The gang was active in Haryana's Ambala and Punjab. The bikes recovered from the possession of the miscreants were stolen from Ambala and areas of Punjab like Lalru, Derabassi and Mohali," he said.

Also Read | Gurugram Shocker: Live-In Couple Die by Suicide, Hang Themselves From Ceiling Fan in Their House.

The accused were identified as Thakur Kapoor, a resident of Ambala, and Gurpreet Singh alias Guri of Punjab.

The accused confessed that they had stolen 28 motorcycles from different places in Ambala and Punjab, of which 22 have been recovered, the spokesperson said.

A case has been registered and efforts to nab other members of the gang are on, he said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)