9 nabbed; stolen car, bikes, mobile phones recovered

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 14

In their ongoing drive against thieves, snatchers and burglars, the Ludhiana police arrested nine persons from different parts of the city on Tuesday. A stolen car, two motorcycles, two LCDs and two mobile handsets have been recovered from them.

Three persons, Mandeep Singh, a resident of Bulara village, Gurmukh Singh, a resident of Majri village, and Baljinder Singh, a resident of Shimlapuri, were nabbed by a police patrol party near Kwality Chowk on Gill Road while they were roaming in a stolen Alto car bearing fake registration number (PB-11AG-5255). The accused were booked under sections 379/411/473 of the IPC. The police later traced the actual number of the stolen vehicle to PB-22G-8261.

In another incident, three two-wheeler thieves were arrested from Gill Road. Rohit Kumar, a resident of New Aman Nagar, Mandeep Singh, a resident of Daba Colony, and Ajay Shukla, a resident of Gurpartap Nagar, have been booked under Sections 379/411 of the IPC. Police said the trio was held on the basis of a tip-off and a stolen Hero Splendour motorcycle (PB-10HJ-4769) was recovered from them.

Two burglars, identified as Sukhjot Singh, a resident of Jodhan village, and Kamal Kumar, a resident of Dugri Phase II, were also arrested from Near B-7 Chowk on Pakhowal Road while the duo were going towards the city on a stolen Bajaj Discover motorcycle (PB-10CB-1427) to sell two stolen LCDs. The police seized the stolen motorcycle and LCDs and the accused were booked under Sections 453/380/411 of the IPC.

In another incident, the police held a mobile snatcher from near the Canal Bridge on Barewal Road. Suraj Pal, a resident of Salem Tabri, was then frisked and two stolen Vivo mobile handsets were recovered from him. A case under Section 379/411 of the IPC has been registered in this regard.

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