The previous lockdown and restrictions caused quite a few job losses and this seems to have forced some to take up crime. A 27-year-old graduate was arrested by the Mulund police on Wednesday for stealing bikes from the city, and selling them at cheap rates. In the investigation, the police found that the accused had lost his job during the last lockdown, and because he could not find another job, he took to stealing two-wheelers.

The accused, identified as Lavesh Ankush Vayde, a resident of Mulund West, does not have any prior criminal record. The police said Vayde used to work at a super market before he lost his job. The Mulund police managed to recover 20 of the stolen two-wheelers worth Rs 8 lakh. They say he has stolen more.