Four scooters, car stolen from Amritsar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 16

Vehicle lifters had a field day as they stole a car and four scooters during the last 24 hours in the city.

In the first incident, some unidentified miscreants stole a car of a tourist. Complainant Vikas Singh, a native of Haryana, told the E Division police that he along with his family came to Amritsar on an MPV (Innova) and parked his vehicle at Telephone Exchange and went to the Golden Temple. He said next day around 7.30 am, he found his car missing. The police have registered a case.

In the second case, Jaspal Kaur, a local resident, told the B Division police that her son, Krishna, went to school on an Activa and parked it outside the institute. She said the two-wheeler was stolen by unknown person. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered.

In another case, Harjit Singh told the E-Division police that he parked his Activa outside Kashmiri Pandit Shivala Mandir Chowk, which was stolen by an unknown person. A case has been registered in this regard.

In the fourth incident, Ahna Mehra, a resident of Ranjit Avenue, said her Activa scooter was stolen from a parking lot of B block. The police have registered a case in this regard.

Meanwhile, the Civil Lines Police have arrested a motorcycle lifter. The accused has been identified as Kulwinder Singh Bao, a resident of Patti. Assistant Sub-Inspector Jaswant Singh said the accused was a habitual criminal and was driving a stolen motorcycle. He said the the accused was nabbed with a stolen motorcycle.