Man takes Harley-Davidson bike for test ride, flees
Man takes Harley-Davidson bike for test ride, flees A man was booked on Monday for stealing a Harley-Davidson bike worth around Rs 10 lakh during a test-ride on Saturday. The accused had requested for a test-ride after paying a token amount of Rs 7,000. Ajay Singh, had posted an advertisement on an online platform to sell his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on June 13. The next day, he got a message from a man who expressed his interest in buying the bike. The two connected over WhatsApp and met. “He met me at Cyber Hub around 11.30am, inspected the bike and said he will revert soon,” said Singh, adding that during their interaction, the accused had introduced himself as a marble businessman from Agra. He said he shipped stone slabs to Canada. “He spoke in fluent English. He had extensive knowledge of motorcycles and seemed like a genuine buyer,” Singh said. “After he inquired with the staff about the bike’s history, we closed the deal at Rs 7 lakh, he gave me the token amount, and asked for a test-ride,” said Singh. When the accused didn’t return after a few minutes, Singh called on his mobile number several times. It went unanswered, and it was switched off within the next few minutes. An FIR was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the IPC.
