5 mobiles seized in Central jail

Amritsar: During a search operation, Amritsar Central Jail authorities seized five mobile phones on the premises on Saturday. One mobile was recovered from a prisoner, identified as Shamsher Singh alias Shera alias Giani of Sultanwind village, and the rest were found hidden or abandoned at different places. According to Davinder Singh, Assistant Superintendent, Central Jail, during checking in room number 2 of barrack number 7, two cell phones were found in the dustbin while two mobile phones were found hidden under washbasins. A complaint was lodged with Islamabad police that have registered a case under Sections 42 and 52-A of the Prisons Act against them. This is the third major seizure in the past three days. Earlier, the jail authorities had confiscated 11 cell phones and 80-gm opium on Thursday and Friday. TNS

Two nabbed with illegal weapons

Amritsar: The police arrested two persons for allegedly possessing illegal weapons and bullets here on Friday. They have been identified as Bhupinder Singh and Rajwinder Singh, both residents of Pandori Waraich village. Though the accused did not have any criminal background, investigation was underway to ascertain what their motive was behind possessing the weapons. Gurpartap Singh Sahota, DSP, Attari, said the accused were held at a check-point in Pandori Waraich village. He said they were travelling on a bike when a police party intercepted them. During search, the police recovered two .32 bore country-made weapons along with nine live cartridges from them. They could not give satisfactory answers to police queries. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act was registered against them. TNS

Two arrested for cheating

Tarn Taran: The police have arrested two persons (brothers) who were on the run for the last two months. The accused have been identified as Lalit Kumar and Munish Kumar Prince. Mother of the accused was also nominated in the case and arrested three weeks ago. The accused had called Harshinder Singh, a resident of Ludhiana, to their home on the pretext of selling their SUV. They clicked obscene pictures of Harshinder and snatched Rs 6.45 lakh from him. Deputy Superintendent of Police Sucha Singh Bal Rs 6.45 lakh was yet to be recovered from the accused. The family was running a gang comprising 20 members, including women, which was facing 10 criminal cases. The Deputy Superintendent of Police said the duo was produced before the court on Saturday, which sent them to the two day-police remand. The accused had been booked under Sections 379-B, 384 and 34 of the IPC. OC

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