2 arrested for snatching mobile in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Two persons, including a juvenile, have been apprehended for allegedly snatching a mobile phone. The police said the duo had targeted Anjali Sharma of Sector 27, on the road separating Sector 19 and 20 on June 15. She had noted down the registration number of their scooter. The information helped cops nab Sunny (18) of Sector 28 and a minor. The mobile has been recovered from them. TNS

Challans no deterrent

Chandigarh: Even as the Municipal Corporation has issued 55 challans on the second day of the anti-encroachment drive, but it failed to act as a deterrent. During a random check, it was found that encroachment was still rampant in Sectors 46, 32, 28 and 20. Yesterday also, over 50 challans were issued. It seems Rs2,000 meagre challan amount is no deterrent. TNS

Man held with 10-gm heroin

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested a Sector 35 resident while possessing heroin. According to the police, the suspect, identified as Ankit Kapoor (27), was arrested from near the Sector 35 market while possessing 10 grams of heroin. A case has been registered against him at the Sector 36 police station and an investigation has been initiated. TNS

Juvenile held for minor’s rape

Chandigarh: The police apprehended a 15-year-old boy for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl. Sources said the incident was reported on June 14. The victim’s medical was conducted at the GMSH-16. A case has been registered. TNS

Rallies banned in Fatehgarh Sahib

Fatehgarh Sahib: Amrit Kaur Gill, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, has banned all rallies, dharnas and protest marches in the district with immediate effect and the orders will remain in force till August 14. The DM said people in large numbers had started organising dharnas, rallies and protests without following guidelines. OC

Will move court, says Ex-councillor

Mohali: Former councilor Kuljit Singh Bedi today threatened to move court if three months extension was given to previous company for carrying out sanitation work in the city. Bedi raised questions over the functioning style of the Municipal Corporation (MC) as to why the tenders have not been floated for sanitation work as the earlier contract with a company ended on June 15. Bedi wrote to the Minister Local Bodies, Secretary and Director of the Local Bodies Department, asking them to take immediate note of the matter. TNS

Workers honoured

Patiala: MC Commissioner Poonamdeep Kaur on Tuesday honoured cleanliness workers for their services during the Covid-19 pandemic at the MC office. MP Preneet Kaur also conversed with the workers through video calling and said they were doing their service selflessly. She said the role being executed by the cleanliness workers was exemplary. TNS

Two booked for carjacking

Mohali: The Mullanpur police have booked two unidentified persons for carjacking near Siswan village here late on Monday. According to the police, the victim, Ashok Kumar (35), a resident of Madawala village, was going home in his Brezza when the miscreants stopped and threatened him to get out of the car. Ashok then handed over the car keys to the miscreants following which they sped away with the vehicle. In his complaint to the police, the victim, a scrap dealer, said he had also kept Rs30,000 in his car. Harmanpreet Singh, Station House Officer at the Mullanpur police station, said, “A case has been registered under Section 392 of the IPC. It was not clear whether the miscreants conducted the robbery on gunpoint as the victim was unable to see anything in their hands due to darkness. We scrutinised the CCTV footage from where it has been established that the car went towards Baddi.” TNS

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