Brief: 5 booked for shop robbery
The police have registered a case against five persons on the charge of robbing cash and valuables from a shopkeeper at gunpoint at a tea shop. Ranveer Singh of Ali Di Bassi, told the police that around 3:30 am, they came in a car to his tea shop at Jahan Khelan and had tea. Then one of the accused attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon and snatched cash worth Rs 4,500, a gold chain, his mobile phone and fled. oc
Avoid field firing range: DC
Hoshiarpur: Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal has said that the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force is going to conduct field firing from December 16 to 23 in the field firing range of 11th Corps at Hoshiarpur. The DC appealed to the people and said that no one should go to the field firing range during this time. oc
Four booked
for assault
Phagwara: On a complaint lodged by Paramjit Kaur, a resident of Nangal Colony, Phagwara, the police have registered a case against four persons on the charge of assaulting the complainant. The booked accused were identified as Hema, Manisha, Surjit Kumar and Ram Charan, all residents of Satnampura, Phagwara. Old enmity was said to be the reason behind the incident. oc
BSP nominee’s papers rejected
Phagwara: The nomination papers of BSP candidate from Ward no 7 Komalpreet Kaur have been rejected during scrutiny by Returning Officer Dr Jagjit Singh. Phagwara SDM Jashanjit Singh said the candidate was not even registered as voter. Now 218 candidates are in the fray for 50 wards of the Phagwara MC. The Congress has fielded 40 candidates, AAP is contesting in all 50 wards, BJP in 38 wards, BSP in 10 wards and SAD in nine wards and 39 Independents. oc
Two arrested for theft
Phagwara: The police have arrested two migrant women from Madhya Pardesh, identified as Nargis and Sonam on the charges of stealing the purse of a woman, identified as Rajinder Kaur, a resident of Piparangi locality of Phagwara. The accused stole the purse of the victim when she was shopping in the market. oc
Three held for bike theft
Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested three persons, who were allegedly involved in bike theft. The police had received information that those who steal vehicles for drugs are coming from Choa of village Pyalan towards Nasrala. The police laid a nake and arrested the persons coming on a bike. They were Kulwant Singh of Bhogpur, Raman Kumar of Ghazipur and Rajinder Singh of Daroli Khurd, Jalandhar. The accused could not present any documents of the bike. During interrogation, the accused said they had stolen the bike from the Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur. oc
