Thieves’ gang busted, seven bikes recovered

Tribune News Service

Zirakpur, July 2

The police today claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle lifters and recovered seven stolen motorcycles.

The suspects, involved in separate incidents, were arrested from different locations recently.

A suspect who tried to steal a car was arrested on Thursday evening. He has been identified as Parminder Singh (18) of Nangal Chharbar village.

The other suspects have been identified as Amritpal Singh, 21, a resident of Nangal Chharbar, Paramjit Singh, 21, a resident of Manoli Surat village, and Maloya residents Farman Khan, 21, and Mohammad Nazim, 21.

Liquor seized

Zirakpur: The police have arrested a shopkeeper with illicit liquor. The suspect, identified as Mubarikpur resident Sahil Sachdeva, 24, ran a grocery store in Maya Garden City on Nangla Road. The police recovered around 100 bottles of illicit liquor from the store. The liquor was meant for sale in Chandigarh only. Two more suspects are yet to be arrested in the case, said the police. A case under the Excise Act has been registered at the Zirakpur police station.