Two vehicle lifters arrested

Amritsar: The Airport police have arrested two vehicle lifters identified as Harpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh. Airport police SHO Khushbu Sharma said during interrogation, the police recovered 11 vehicles, including eight bikes, a scooter and two cycles from them. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC was registered against them. They were produced in court and brought on police remand for further interrogation. More recoveries are likely to be made, she said. TNS

Nine held for gambling

Amritsar: The police busted a gambling racket and arrested nine persons and recovered Rs54, 330 from them. They were identified as Vijay Kumar, Ramandeep Singh, Varinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Amritpal Singh, Ravinder Singh, Varun Puri and Akash. A case was registered against them but they were later released on bail. TNS

Man files plaint against wife

Tarn Taran: A man has filed a complaint against his wife for committing a fraud of Rs22 lakh and settling abroad after snapping ties with him. The victim, Sandeep Singh, a resident of Booh Havelian, said he got married to Arshdeep Kaur, three years ago. He said he spent Rs22 lakh to send his wife to England two years ago. He said after reaching England, Arshdeep snapped ties with him. The police have registered a case under Sections 420, 406 and 34 of the IPC against Arshdeep and her father Beera Singh. OC

Accident at Tikri: grief expressed

Amritsar: SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur expressed grief over the death of three women participating in the farmers’ protest and injuries to others after they were crushed by a speeding tipper at Delhi’s Tikri border. She said farmers have been sitting on the Delhi borders for a long time for their legitimate demands, but the Centre was not resolving their issues. She said so far hundreds of farmers have lost their lives, which cannot be compensated by any means. “The PM should understand why people are sitting on streets leaving their homes. It was the duty of the Union Government to address their issues,” she said. TNS

4 test positive, no death in dist

Amritsar: With four positive cases reported on Thursday, the total count of cases in the district has increased to 47,368. The health authorities reported recovery of four patients with which the recovery count has reached 45,753. At present, the district has a total of 15 active cases. Meanwhile, 8,567 residents were inoculated today. of these, 4,670 received their first dose, while 3,897 received their second jab. TNS