3 held with stolen batteries
Hoshiarpur: The Garhdiwala police have recovered stolen goods from the possession of three persons. The accused have been identified as Ajay Singh and Karan Kumar, both residents of Janauri. The police said they received a tip-off that the accused were trying to sell stolen goods. On the basis of the information, the police stopped a scooter near Mastiwal village. Cops said those on the scooter has two batteries of tractors. During interrogation, the accused confessed that they had stolen the batteries from Raghwal and Shekha village. Investigating Officer Jasveer Singh said the accused told the police that after stealing batteries, they used to sell them to Mohan Lal, who is a scrap dealer, in Garhdiwala. The police arrested the scrap dealer and recovered two more stolen batteries from him. OC
