Parked truck catches fire

Phagwara: A truck parked on a roadside caught fire and was badly damaged in a devastating fire that broke out in the fields where wheat stubble had been kept at Panj Dheran village near Phillaur on Monday evening. Fire tenders from Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Phagwara made efforts to control the fire. The police too rushed to the spot. OC

Shop burgled

Phagwara: A mobile phones shop was reportedly burgled at Goraya on Sunday night. Dapinderjit Singh, owner of the shop, told the Goraya police that the burglars entered the shop after breaking the locks of the shutters and decamped with 65 mobile phones and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash. The police have registered a case. OC

Theft at house

Phagwara: The house of Harwinder Kaur was reportedly burgled in Beed Bansian village near Phillaur on Sunday night. The burglars entered the house after breaking open the locks and took away Rs 50,000 and seven tolas of gold ornaments. The police have registered a case. OC