Burglars strike in Chheharta

Amritsar, April 3

Inspite of the night curfew in the wake of the Covid-19, a number of shops were burgled in the last two nights by unscrupulous elements.

According to information, burglers broke open shutters of shops and decamped with cash and valuables in Chheharta Bazaar.

Giani Gurdeep Singh, who owns a garment shop in Chheharta Bazaar, told the police that on Friday morning, he received a call from a watchman that shutter of his shop was broken. He said the accused decamped with Rs 1,000 and other material.

Similarly, the accused looted Rs 1.10 lakh from his neighbours shop, which belongs to Parvinder Singh.

The accused also stole Rs 25,000 cash and desi ghee from a flour mill by threatning a security guard with dire consequences.

The police have registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC in this regard.

Police set up 70 nakas to keep tab on miscreants

Perturbed over the recent robberies and burglary incidents, Police Commissioner Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill have decided to sound red alert in the holy city in the evening and install special checkpoints at vital locations and roads.

As many as 70 checkpoints were planned out of which 19 would be established in the outer areas while 51 nakas would be organised inside the city.

These checkpoints would be supervised by three Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police rank officials while Assistant Commissioners of Police and SHOs were also asked to remain on roads to keep tab on anti-social elements prowling the city taking the advantage of empty roads when the night curfew is imposed.

Parminder Singh Bhandal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), on Saturday visited the checkpoints asked the cops to thoroughly check all vehicles entering the city. — TNS