Phagwara: Two held for stealing bikes

Phagwara: The police have arrested a miscreant on the charge of stealing motorcycles. The accused has been identified as Karamjit Singh, alias Karma, a resident of Mannakpur village. A motorcycle stolen from a hospital on August 25 has been recovered from his possession and a case has been registered against the accused. The police have recovered two more motorcycles. Meanwhile the police have also arrested Harpreet Sigh of Burj Hassan village with a stolen motorcycle without a registration number. Besides, five mobile handsets were also recovered.

Villager nabbed with pistol

Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have arrested a villager with an illegal firearm. The accused has been identified as Buta Singh, a resident of Dharme Dian Chhana village. The police said an illegal pistol of .32 bore with a magazine and 3 cartridges were recovered from the accused. A case under the Arms Act has been registered against the accused.

Pilgrim dies, 12 hurt in mishap

Phagwara: One pilgrim was killed on the spot while more than one dozen sustained injuries when a speeding Canter dashed against the stationary bus near Phillaur on Monday night. Five of the injured were sent to the PGI. All were going from Haridwar to Jammu for pilgrimage. The accident occurred when the bus driver was changing the punctured tyre and the speeding Canter rammed into parked bus.