Man robbed of car at gunpoint

Tarn Taran: Three unidentified persons snatched a car from Amritsar resident at gunpoint on NH 54, near Sarhali township, on Saturday evening. The victim had been identified as Ashok Kumar of Amritsar and was returning from duty in his car. When he reached near Sarhali, three armed persons stopped his car and threatened to kill him . They managed to fled the spot with the car. A complaint has been lodged with the Sarhali police. OC

SAD (Taksali) cancels meeting

Tarn Taran: The Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) has postponed its today’s (March 21) meeting which was to be held at Chohla Sahib here due to the Covid-19 threat. Karnail Singh Peermohamad, spokesman for the party, said here on Saturday that the decision was taken with the consent of party president Ranjit Singh Brahampura. He said as the state and the Union Government had imposed restrictions, the party decided not to conduct the meeting. OC

Suv, four bikes stolen in 2 days

Amritsar: An SUV and four motorcyles were stolen from different parts of the city in the last two days. Vehicle thefts have become common in the city despite the police arresting unscrupulous elements. Inderjit Singh of Guru Arjan Dev Nagar told the police that he had parked his SUV (Tata Safari) outside his house, which was stolen on Thursday. Shivam of Chheharta, Surjit Singh of Guru Nagar Verka, Rahul Kumar of Lahori Gate and Satish Kumar of Preet Nagar, lodged separate complaints with their respective police stations related to stealing of their motorcycles. Satish Kumar told the police the he used to sell goods on his bike. He said he found his motorycle missing from the spot where parked. Shivam, Surjit and Rahul, had parked their bikes outside their houses, which were stolen by unknown persons. TNS