Mumbai, Jan. 14 -- Mumbai Police have busted a notorious gang allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles from the western suburbs of the city, arresting three persons including the alleged kingpin, officials said on Wednesday.

As part of the operation, police recovered 46 stolen motorcycles from a workshop located in the Jogeshwari area.

The recovery was made from a workshop operated by Ashpak Mansuri, who has been identified as the prime accused in the case. Police said the accused dismantled stolen motorcycles at the workshop and either sold the vehicles or disposed of their spare parts.

The action follows a series of motorcycle thefts reported over the past few months from the jurisdictions of the Juhu, DN Nagar and Versova police sta...