Actually the police was treating the case as of motorcycle theft, when they had caught these two men.
However, the magistrate suspected something fishy, when these guys spoke of police encountering them during their bail plea hearing. The magistrage suspected that a small time vehicle thief will not talk of encounters. He ordered the cops to go to the bottom of the case, hence these shocking revealtions. Thank God, we still have some sensible judicial officials in small towns. It was his keen observation, that helped focus the police attention. Otherwise, the police was preparing to white wash the case as of vehicle thiefs, and we may have had to witness violence of unforeseen consequences.
