New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Delhi Police has arrested a serving UP Police constable for allegedly stealing motorcycles in Delhi's Preet Vihar area and selling them in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Sunday.

According to the police, the arrest took place during a late-night patrol on the intervening night of August 5-6 in the Rajdhani Enclave Market in Preet Vihar area.

According to officials, a police team, acting on a tip-off from a secret source, detained Mohseen and recovered two master keys used to unlock motorcycles. "When asked about his presence in the Preet Vihar area, he could not give any justified reason," a police officer said.

Investigations revealed that Mohseen, a resident of Baraut in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, ha...