Three held for burglaries in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: A 19-year-old youth and two juveniles have been held for burglaries in the Industrial Area, Phase I. The suspects, including Vikas, alias Bauva, were residents of Colony No. 4. Vikas was arrested on February 4. He revealed the names of his accomplices, who were apprehended. Two two-wheelers and other stolen goods were recovered from them. The police said with their arrest, three cases had been solved. TNS

Drug peddler in UT police net

Chandigarh: The crime branch of the UT police nabbed a drug peddler while carrying 6.5-kg charas. A team, led by SI Neeraj Kumar, apprehended Mohan Lal (34), a native of Kullu district, from the Industrial Area, Phase I, on February 4. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the suspect at the Industrial Area police station. The suspect was produced before a court, which sent him to four-day police remand. The police said they would ascertain the source of drugs and the name of the person to whom it was meant to be sold. TNS

3 held for robbing mobile phones

Chandigarh: Three persons, including two juveniles, have been apprehended by the UT police for robbing mobile phones. The police said the suspects had robbed mobile phones in December 2019 and March 2020 from the Sarangpur police station area. Dimpi (20), a resident of EWS Colony, Dhanas, and two juveniles have been apprehended and the mobile phones have been recovered. TNS

Youth nabbed for 2-wheeler thefts

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested a 19-year-old youth for snatching and two-wheeler thefts in the city. A team, led by Inspector Rajiv Kumar, SHO of the Sector 34 police station, nabbed the suspect, identified as Pardeep Kumar, a resident of EWS Colony, Dhanas. The police said a total of five cases had been solved with the recovery of two snatched mobile phones and three stolen two-wheelers. TNS

Sec 23 youth held under NDPS Act

Chandigarh: The UT police arrested a 22-year-old youth while possessing heroin and banned vials. According to the police, a team of the Sector 17 police station laid a naka near the Sector 23/24 light point. The suspect, identified as Kashish, a resident of Sector 23, was nabbed while possessing five grams of heroin and 24 banned vials. The police said a case under the NDPS Act had been registered. TNS

HP man caught with heroin

Panchkula: A Himachal Pradesh (HP) resident was arrested with 10 grams of heroin. He was produced before a local court on Friday, which sent him to one-day police remand. The suspect, identified as Manoj Kumar, alias Monu (28), was arrested from Kalka when he turned around and started taking long strides on seeing a police team near a cremation ground on the Rambagh road on Thursday. The police nabbed him after a brief chase. According to the police, the suspect tried to throw away the narcotic substance, but they grabbed hold of his arm and recovered the drug kept in a transparent packet. A case was registered under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at the Kalka police station. TNS

Warrant against 2 in bribery case

Chandigarh: Special Judge, CBI Court, Chandigarh, Sushil Kumar Garg has issued bailable warrants against two accused in the bribery case in which a former SHO of the Chandigarh Police, Jaswnider Kaur, is also accused. The Court issued summons to accused Sarabjit Singh, Randhir Singh and Narpinder Singh at last hearings of the case. Sarabjit surrendered in the court today and filed a separate regular bail application. The court said in order to expedite the process, bailable warrants had been issued against Randhir and Narpinder for February 10. Jaswinder Kaur, former Mani Majra SHO, Chandigarh, was booked by the CBI for allegedly demanding Rs 5-lakh bribe from a Mani Majra resident, Gurdeep Singh, in lieu of not registering a cheating case against him. TNS