Elderly Man held under POCSO Act

Panchkula: A 60-year-old man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl. He was produced in a court, which remanded him in judicial custody. In a complaint to the woman police station, the victim’s mother had stated that the suspect, Dashrath, a resident of Panchkula, took her daughter to a park and molested her. She said the girl narrated the incident to her on returning home. The victim also told her mother that the suspect threatened to kill her if she told about this to anyone. A case under the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered and the suspect was arrested. TNS

Snatchers strike twice in city

Chandigarh: Two incidents of snatching were reported from the city. A Sector 20 resident reported that three unknown bike-borne persons sped away after snatching her purse containing an ATM card, Aadhaar card, ID card and Rs500 near the Sector 20 dispensary on March 15. In the other incident, a Sector 35 resident reported that unknown persons riding a bike sped away after snatching her bag containing gown, keys, purse and a photocopy of Aadhaar card near the Sector 35-C park on March 15. TNS

Two thefts reported

Chandigarh: Two theft incidents were reported from the city on Tuesday. A city resident reported that an unknown person stole her headphone and a purse containing DL, PAN card and Rs3,000 from the storage box of her scooty near Gurdwara Sahib, Sector 8, on March 15. A case has been registered. In another incident, a Sector 41 resident reported that an unknown person stole his two watches, an LED TV and shoes from his house after breaking open the locks on March 15. A case has been registered. TNS

Woman nabbed under NDPS Act

Chandigarh: The police have arrested a 32-year-old woman, a resident of Panchkula, near the cremation ground in Mauli Jagran and recovered 35 injections of buprenorphine, 25 injections of pheniramine and 60 capsules of taramadol from her possession on March 15. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered. TNS

Daria man held in theft case

Chandigarh: The police on Tuesday arrested a person in a theft case in Mauli Jagran here. The suspect has been identified as Vikas Kumar, a resident of Daria. He has been booked under Section 380 of the IPC. Complainant Mani had reported that an unknown person stole his gold chain, two gold earrings, two nosepins, 12 gold rings and a pair of silver anklets from his house on March 15. TNS

City Mayor opens e-Sampark centre

Chandigarh: Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma inaugurated an e-Sampark centre in Dhanas here on Tuesday. TNS

City archer in probables’ squad

Chandigarh: City girl Gurmehar Kaur Grewal made it to the Junior India Archery camp. The 17-year-old, who trains at GKM Archery Academy, is among 12 girls selected for the India camp during the 41st NTPC Junior National Archery Championship, which concluded at Dehradun on Monday. The meet was organised by the Archery Association of India. TNS

YJR Cricket Academy win

Mohali: YJR Cricket Academy defeated St Soldier Cricket Academy by six wickets in the 1st Eco Supetech One-Day Cricket Cup in Dera Bassi. Batting first, St Soldier Cricket Academy scored 96 runs before getting all out in 30.1 overs. In reply, YJR Cricket Academy posted 100/4 in 16.2 overs. TNS

Three-day TiECon begins tomorrow

Chandigarh: The sixth edition of TiECon 2021, an entrepreneurial conclave, will be held virtually this year from March 18 to 20. The theme of this year’s conference will be adapt overcome improvise. The three-day summit will include talks and discussions by over 60 personalities, including from the Government of Punjab and leading companies and institutes from India and abroad. TNS