Auto-rickshaw driver robbed in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Four unknown persons, who had hired an auto, robbed its driver of cash and a mobile phone at knifepoint. Complainant Vinod Singh of Dadu Majra village reported that the suspects had hired his auto and on reaching near the Badheri chowk in Sector 41, they robbed him of Rs4,500 and a mobile phone. The police have registered a case. TNS

Man held with banned capsules

Chandigarh: The crime branch of the UT police arrested 30-year-old Harjeet Singh of Mohali with banned tablets and cough syrup bottles. According to the police, 5,680 capsules and 20 bottles of cough syrup were recovered from Harjeet’s possession at Sarangpur village. TNS

Sec 45 Liquor vend sealed

Chandigarh: The Excise and Taxation Department on Wednesday sealed a liquor vend in Sector 45 for non-payment of the licence fee for the month of July. TNS

Toddler drowns in water bucket

Dera Bassi: A one-year-old girl drowned in a bucket of water at home near Saidpura village in Dera Bassi. The deceased has been identified as Anushka. The incident took place around 3.30 pm on Tuesday when the toddler was playing unattended near a bucket of water. The girl’s mother, Seelu, a native of Sitapur, UP, was washing clothes on the roof while her five-year-old brother was playing outside. He saw the toddler in the bucket first and raised the alarm. The kid was rushed to the Dera Bassi Civil Hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. TNS