3 booked for burning stubble

Nakodar: The Mehatpur police have booked two farmers for burning paddy stubble. Investigating Officer (IO) Jaspal Singh said the suspects were identified as Piara Singh of Gounsuwal village and Ranjit Singh of Singhpur Bet village. He said the police received reports of burning paddy stubble in Gounsuwal and Singhpur villages. Circle revenue patwaris verified the name of suspects. The IO said cases were registered against suspects. In the third incident, the police booked Swaran Singh of Bahmannia village for burring crop residue in fields, said IO Balbir Chand.

One nabbed under NDPS Act

Nurmahal: The police have arrested one person on the charge of selling intoxicant tablets. Investigating officer (IO) Jaswinder Pal said 102 intoxicant tablets (loose) were recovered from the possession of the suspect, identified as Indar Jit Singh, a resident of Tagarr village. The IO said a case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against the suspect.

One held for stealing goods

Nurmahal: The police have arrested a man on the charge of stealing goods from a house. Investigating officer (IO) Resham Singh said the suspect was identified as, Deepak Kumar, alias Deepu, a resident of Rajowal village. Kiran, wife of Raj Kumar, a resident of the same village, complained to the police that the suspect stole household goods from her residence on October 28. The IO said a case under Section 305 of the BNS was registered against the suspect and stolen items recovered from his possession.

Three snatchers arrested

Nakodar: The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested three miscreants on the charge of snatching a migrant’s cellphone. Station House Officer Baljindar Singh and investigating officer (IO) Rajindar Kumar said the suspects were identified as Sunni and Gurpreet Singh, both of Chuharr village, and Gurwindar Singh of Harike village in Tarn Taran. Raman Mehta, a native of Bihar, presently living at Chuharr village, complained to the police that he was standing near his home on November 3 night when three miscreants snatched his cellphone. The IO said a case under Sections 304 (2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the suspects and snatched cellphone recovered from them.

Bikers snatch Woman’s chain

Phagwara: Two unidentified bike-borne miscreants snatched a gold chain from a woman in Chahal Nagar on Thursday morning. Later, both snatchers made an unsuccessful bid to snatch a gold chain from former JCT GM Ashwini Thapar, but he foiled their attempt and the miscreants managed to flee from the spot. The police was informed about both the snatching incidents.