This is the moment thieves stole the motorbike of a man attempted to travel around the world after made a 15,000-mile journey to Britain
Yogesh Alekari, 33, had been riding his KTM 390 Adventure on an epic ride starting in Mumbai, covering Asia, Russia and China, before heading across Europe and into the UK.
The full-time content creator, who has more than 180,000 Instagram followers, was previously an architect but saved up money to travel the world and had planned to continue through Morocco, South Africa and finish in Kenya before returning home.
But his adventure came to a dramatic halt last Thursday in Nottingham when brazen thieves struck in broad daylight at the city’s Wollaton Park.
In an Instagram post, he accused the police of failing to ‘control theft crimes in this country’, adding that he felt safer in Mumbai.
His black, white and orange bike, along with all his belongings, including his passport, laptop, spare phone, two cameras, cash and clothes, were taken while he went for breakfast.
Mr Alekari had been on his way to a motorcyclist event in Oxford when he parked his bike.
Footage shows his bike, along with all his belongings, including his passport, laptop, spare phone, two cameras, cash and clothes, was taken while he went for breakfast
His adventure came to a dramatic halt last Thursday in Nottingham when brazen thieves struck in broad daylight at the city’s Wollaton Park
The 33-year-old from India said the theft left him ‘heartbroken’ and blamed police for failing to keep the UK’s streets safe, adding he felt safer in Mumbai
He told the Daily Mail: ‘I lost everything, all I have is my helmet, my mobile phone, and my riding pants.
‘That’s all I own at the moment. I don’t have any other clothes. Yesterday I was able to get a t-shirt, and some British bikers kindly gave me a bit of cash.’
He added: ‘I feel a bit lost because I don’t know anyone here or what to do. I am just looking for anyone who might be able to help. Luckily, I have a friend who gave me some accommodation and helped me buy a few clothes.’
After the dramatic turn of events, he was offered shelter by a friend living in Wembley, north London, and his only hope is in being able to recover his beloved bike.
He said: ‘Right now, I am staying in London with a friend I knew from before. I will also be going to the embassy to try to get my passport.’
He added: ‘That is my hope. But if I don’t get my bike back and everything stays lost, then my only option will be to fly back to India. I quit my job to travel the world for two years, and now everything is gone.’
In a video posted online, he told followers: ‘I was in Nottingham and heading towards the Overland Event in Oxford and I parked my bike.’
Mr Alekari parked his vehicle in Wollaton Park, Nottingham at around 11am, but when he returned less than an hour later, it was gone. He said his round-the-world challenge is on hold until he finds his bike and belongings
Yogesh Alekari was 15,000 miles into his motorbike journey from Mumbai to Cape Town, when thieves made off with his KTM 390 Adventure bike last Thursday
He parked his bike and went to have some breakfast, but when he returned, he found the bike and all his belongings had been stolen, leaving him ‘panicked’.
He said in a video: ‘It was four people [who were] involved and it was an organised crime and nobody can stop them and they know they are fully confident to steal this kind of bikes because they are not scared of the police and I got shocked. I am totally depressed.’
He added: ‘I am panicked at this moment because [this bike] was my passion, it was my dream, it was my soul, and it was completely everything for [me]. And now I am in the UK in the middle of nowhere.’
Before arriving in Britain, Alekari had travelled through 17 countries, including Nepal, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Finland and Norway.
Footage captured by a passerby showed his adventure bike being ridden away, flanked by two mopeds.
In an Instagram post on Monday, he said: ‘UK police failed to control theft crimes in this country.
‘India is the safest place to travel. We never ever lock our wheels in India, that’s the success of our police system.’
The blogger said he called the police shortly after his bike was stolen, but was told officers were unable to attend the park, which is run by Nottingham city council.
‘I called the police and it seemed so strange that they just sent me a crime number,’ he told the BBC.
‘I was told they would call me back, and I waited in the park, but they never did.’
Nottinghamshire Police has appealed to anyone who may have information on the bike’s whereabouts following Mr Alekari’s plea for help.
The force says it has been trying to locate the black, white and orange bike since it was reported stolen, and that officers have been conducting local inquiries in the community.
But, they have so far been unable to find the bike.
Sergeant Daniel Sheasby added: ‘Our policing teams have been conducting local inquiries in the community since last Thursday but have unfortunately not yet been able to locate the bike.
‘We completely appreciate how much upset this will have caused to the bike owner but want to assure him the police are taking this seriously and are doing everything we can to try and return his property to him.
‘On that note, we’d ask anyone who was at Wollaton Park around that time and spotted anything suspicious to please report it to us.’*
Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident 213 of August 28, 2025.
