Rs1.5 lakh goes ‘missing’ from car

Mohali, May 26

A local shopkeeper has lodged a complaint with the police that somebody took away his bag, containing around Rs 1.5 lakh, from his car after breaking its windowpane here.

The complainant, Davinder Singh, who runs a motor repair shop, alleged that the incident occurred in front of the Phase I police station where he came yesterday to lodge a complaint against one of his clients for not settling his bill for Rs 11,000.

He alleged that the bag was lying in the car. However, when he came out of the police station, he found the bag missing.

Inspector Sukhwinder Singh, SHO, said the complainant had raised a suspicion over his client. “A case will be registered only after a proper investigation,” said the SHO. — TNS