3 held on charge of eve-teasing

Chandigarh: Three persons have been arrested for eve-teasing in the city. According to the police, Suraj Singh of Shastri Nagar, Mani Majra, was arrested from near his house while passing comments at a woman on December 12. A case against him was registered at the IT Park police station. He was later released on bail. In another incident, Suresh Kumar of Jagatpur village was arrested for passing comments at women at a park near Ajanta Society, Sector 51. A case was registered against the suspect at the Sector 49 police station. He was later released on bail. The third case was registered at the Sector 49 police station against Kalash, a resident of Sector 45, who was arrested for passing comments at a woman near Guru Nanak Vihar, Sector 48. He was later released on bail. TNS

Vehicle thief in police net

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested a 32-year-old man for vehicle thefts. A team led by Inspector Amanjot Singh, SHO of the Sector 39 police station, nabbed the suspect, Ravi Thakur of Sector 41, on December 10. The police said they had a tip-off that the suspect was involved in vehicle thefts. Following this, a naka was laid in Sector 41 and the suspect was arrested while riding a stolen Activa scooter. The police said four two-wheelers were recovered on his disclosure. The police claimed that the suspect was addicted to alcohol and he used to steal two-wheelers to purchase liquor. “He used to sell two-wheelers to gullible people after taking token money. He used to hand over the vehicles and assured the buyers that he will provide NOC for the transfer of vehicles,” said a police official. TNS

City resident held with 10-gm heroin

Chandigarh: A resident of Sector 20 has been arrested by the operation cell of the UT police while possessing heroin. The suspect, identified as Akshay Kumar, was nabbed near a dispensary in Sector 28, while possessing 10 gm of heroin. A case has been registered at the Sector 26 police station. TNS

National Lok Adalat on Dec 14

Panchkula: The District Legal Services Authority, Panchkula, under the aegis of Haryana State Legal Service Authourity will organise National Lok Adalat on December 14. Vivek Goyal, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, informed that a total of 12 Benches have been constituted to dispose of the cases. He exhorted the public to approach Lok Adalats to settle their disputes as it saves money of litigants and also helps in mitigating differences between both the parties. tns

Job fair at iti in p’kula on Dec 17

Panchkula: TThe District Employment Office, Panchkula and State Industries Departemnt will organise an employment fair at Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Sector-14, on December 17. District Employment Officer Mamta Bura said companies based in Panchkula and nearby areas have been invited at the fair. tns

Woman found dead in office

Kharar: A woman was found dead in her office on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Sharanjit Kaur, a resident of Desumajra village, who used to provide tuitions at SCO No. 3 in Ghibby Complex near water tank in the village. Amandeep Singh, SHO, Kharar Sadar police, said the real cause of death would be known only after the post-mortem. oc

Three inmates thrash Warder

Ambala: A warder posted on duty at an observation home was assaulted by three juvenile inmates in broad daylight here on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Ashok Kumar. TNS