An Indian globetrotter’s trip of a life time has been brought to a ‘depressing’ halt – not in a war-torn country but Nottingham where his motorbike was stolen.
Yogesh Alekari was 15,000 miles from Mumbai, India, into his worldwide journey when disaster struck having had no trouble travelling through the likes of China, Russia, Estonia and Germany.
The 33-year-old who set off in May, was attending a biker event on Thursday, August 28, when his KTM 390 Adventure motorbike was stolen from Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Mr Alekari had parked his bike around 11am, but found it missing when he returned within the hour.
With most of his belongings left with the bike, Mr Alekari is now stranded in Nottingham and unable to continue his adventure. The travel blogger, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers online, shared his disappointment over the theft on social media.
The full-time content creator also posted video footage captured by a passer-by showing his motorcycle being ridden away, flanked by mopeds, NottinghamshireLive reports
“I’m the victim – I got everything stolen and it was a fully loaded bike,” said Yogesh in an Instagram video posted on Monday (September 1). “I was heading towards a biking event in Oxford and I parked it in Wollaton Park – it was supposed to be the safest parking.”
“I went across the road and to the restaurant. I had breakfast and then I came to the parking lot – it was an organised crime. They are not scared about the police and I got shocked – I’m totally depressed and panicked at this moment.
“It’s not a bike – it’s my passion. It was dream, my soul”.
Among his possessions snatched, Mr Alekari is now left without his tent and the equipment he utilised to record his journey including a laptop, cameras and a backup mobile phone.
His passport was also contained in the pinched bag, leaving him essentially trapped in the UK until it is recovered.
He mentioned he had never encountered a comparable incident anywhere else during his travels and was now working out how to proceed with his adventure.
Nottinghamshire Police has urged anyone who might have details about the bike’s location following Mr Alekari’s appeal for assistance.
The force states it has been attempting to trace the black, white and orange bike since it was reported nicked, and that constables have been carrying out local enquiries in the area.
Nevertheless, they have thus far been unable to discover the bike.
PC Andy Smith said: “When you consider the victim’s story and how far he travelled, I can only imagine how distressing it was for him to find his motorbike and belongings had been stolen.
“Our policing teams have been following multiple lines of inquiry since this happened and hope sharing an image of the bike in this appeal will help us locate it quicker.
“Anyone who recognises the motorbike, saw this theft happen, or has any other information that could assist our investigation is asked to please get in touch with us, so that we can take action.”
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.”
Information can be shared with the police by calling 101, quoting incident 213 of 28 August 2025.
