2 held with stolen copper wire

Nakodar: The Mehatpur police on Wednesday arrested two persons on the charge of stealing copper wire from the transformers installed in farmers’ fields. Investigating officer (IO) Tarlochan Singh said the accused have been identified as Jaswant Singh, alias Sonu, of Raully village and Kuldip Singh, alias Jita, of Mohalla Khuram Pur, Mehatpur. The IO said 50 kg of stolen wire was recovered from their possession which was loaded on a bike. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC has been registered. OC

Cash stolen from temple

Phagwara: Some unidentified miscreants reportedly burgled a temple, situated in local Joshian Mohalla, on Tuesday night. The suspects entered the shrine after breaking the side doors, broke open the offering box and decamped with Rs 15,000 on Wednesday. Priest of the temple, Pt Sham Sunder Sharma, said the incident came to his notice when he came to open the temple at 5:30 am. A case has been registered. In another case, some unidentified miscreants attempted to commit thefts from different places from local Sham Nagar locality on Tuesday night. OC

Countrymade pistol seized

Phagwara: The Mehli police recovered a countrymade pistol from the possession of a car driver and arrested him on Wednesday. Mehli police in-charge Pawitra Singh said the suspect was nabbed at a checkpoint, near Zandiali village, on the Phagwara—Banga Road when he was coming in a car (PB 64 0414). The police have also impounded his car. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered. OC

Roadways staff to donate Rs 16.8L

Jalandhar: Around 4,200 employees of the Punjab Roadways on Tuesday announced that they would donate their one-day salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Resham Singh Gill, president of the Punjab Roadway/Punbus Workers’ Union, and Baljit Singh Gill, state general secretary of the union, said the roadways employees would donate Rs 16.8 lakh. OC