Inter-state bike-lifting gang busted in Adilabad, eight heldAdilabad police busted an inter-state bike-lifting gang and apprehended five alleged members and three buyers on Wednesday. The suspects reportedly admitted to stealing bikes at night from different areas of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Nirmal and MaharashtraBy Telangana Today Published Date - 12 August 2026, 08:34 PMAdilabad: An inter-state bike-lifting gang was busted with police arresting five members of the gang and three buyers of the vehicles here on Wednesday. During interrogation, Anil, Shabbir, Mustashahid, Zakir and Shafi reportedly confessed to committing the offence by forming a gang. They admitted to selling the bikes to Muzahaid, Iqbal and Kareem by altering the registration numbers of the vehicles. They revealed that they lifted motorcycles parked in front of houses at night in different parts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Nirmal and Maharashtra.