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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\nRepresentative image<\/span><\/p>\n KOLKATA: A city footballer was arrested with a stolen bike from Rajpur on Sunday. The accused, Sahidul Sardar (22), plays for a prominent city soccer club. He has also played in the I-league tournament.
When he entered Kolkata\u2019s football circuit as a teenager, he initially played for a club\u2019s under-19 team. After he was arrested and the stolen bike was recovered, cops said a cross-border racket has been unearthed. Two from in the racket, Mohidul Laskar and Anarul Molla, were also arrested.
Sonarpur IC Sanjib Chakraborty understood that a racket was behind the thefts after the stolen bike was traced and recovered from a point near the Rajpur electricity office. Another stolen bike bike was recovered by the cops from the same spot on July 16.
During interrogation, Sardar told cops that he has an equally expensive bike but chose to buy a second one since he was getting it at a cheap rate. He also confessed to sleuths that he was aware the bike was a stolen one.
He told cops that Laskar had sold him the bike. Police got to know that Laskar is a member of a gang, which is involved in smuggling stolen bikes to other states as well as Bangladesh.
Police zeroed in on Laskar, who revealed Molla\u2019s name during interrogation. Both Laskar and Molla were arrested.Baruipur SP Rasidmunir Khan said: \u201cWe have already arrested three suspects. Raids are on to nab more people involved in the racket.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n