Man held with 20 liquor boxes

Chandigarh: A man was arrested by the UT police while illegally carrying 20 boxes of liquor in an i20 car. According to the police, Banti Kumar (34), a resident of Majri chowk, Panchkula, was arrested near a wine shop in Daria after liquor boxes were recovered from his car. A case under the Excise Act has been registered against him at the Industrial Area police station. TNS

Biker dies in hit-and-run

Chandigarh: In a hit-and-run case, a motorcyclist died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle at the Sector 20/30 light point on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 68-year-old Neelkanth, a resident of Kharar. He was returning from Saketri when the accident took place. He owned a department store in Kharar. A case has been registered. TNS

Juvenile held for murder

Chandigarh: A juvenile has been apprehended for the murder of a 20-year-old youth that was reported on September 16. The victim, Karan, was stabbed at Dadu Majra Colony in Sector 38 (West). A murder case was registered at the Maloya police station. The juvenile was apprehended on Tuesday. He has a tainted past and has been sentenced to three years in a murder case that was reported in 2017 in an area falling under the jurisdiction of the Sector 39 police station. TNS

Three snatchers in police net

Chandigarh: Three youths have been arrested by the local police for allegedly snatching mobile phones. A team of the crime branch arrested Anil Kumar (23), a resident of Balongi, Mohali, and Gulshan Kumar (19) and Mohammad Irshad (18), both residents of Maloya Colony, who had snatched mobile phones on September 3 and 4 from an are falling under the Sector 26 police station. They were nabbed from Maloya. The snatched phones and the motorcycle used in the crime were recovered from them. TNS

New covid-19 testing centres

Mohali: With the addition of three special open-air testing centres and a drive-through testing facility, the Mohali administration has enhanced the testing facility. “Aggressive Covid-19 sampling mandates ample testing facilities. So, we have increased the testing centres. The new testing centres have been set up in grounds and stadia,” said Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan. With this, the district now has 13 testing centres, along with 16 private ones and six authorised labs. “A drive-through testing facility has also been set up at the Sector 78 sports complex,” he said. TNS

Man arrested with opium

Chandigarh: A Mani Majra resident was nabbed by the Operations Cell of the UT police while possessing opium. The suspect, identified as Pawan Kumar, alias Bagga, a resident of Shanti Nagar, Mani Majra, was arrested from near the Bitta petrol pump in Mani Majra while possessing 200-gm opium. TNS

Fire engulfs house in Sec 21

Chandigarh: Fire engulfed the top floor of a Sector 21 house on Wednesday. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the flames were doused in 15 minutes. No one was injured, but a portion of the house suffered damages. Sub-fire officers Gurmit Singh and Naresh Kumar led the charge and brought the situation under control. Though the exact cause of the fire is not known, firemen said short circuit could be the possible reason. TNS

Man submits fake papers, booked

Chandigarh: A man has been booked by the local police for allegedly submitting forged documents while applying for an EWS flat. The suspected submitted forged documents in the name of his wife, who had passed away in 1990. According to the police, a complaint was received from the Naib Tehsilar, Estate Office, in Sector 17, who reported that Lal Chand, a resident of Colony No. 4, had applied for the allotment of an EWS flat under the Small Flats Scheme in 2011. A case has been registered against the suspect. TNS

600 apprised of housing scheme

Chandigarh: Nearly 600 persons were educated about the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY-Urban). Yashpal Garg, Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB), said during the two-day camp, around 600 persons were educated by bank and CHB officials about the scheme and the benefits provided under various categories (EWS, LIG and MIG). TNS