Auto driver held with stolen items in Ludhiana

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 28

The police have arrested a burglar, identified as Ravi of Ladhowal, a three-wheeler driver, and have made recovery of a stolen mobile phone and other items.

Archana Nagapal, a resident of Amaltas Enclave in Bhattian, who is working as a branch manager with IIFL, a financial firm in Sunder Nagar, had lodged a complaint with the police that on the evening of June 23, while returning to her house she had stopped at a shop to buy some household items.

She said her Honda Activa scooter was parked along the road and she saw an auto-rickshaw driver taking away her bag, hung on the scooter, which contained a Vivo mobile phone, an ATM card, keys of her office and other important documents.

The police had registered a case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC and on the basis of information provided by the complainant about the three-wheeler (bearing registration number PB-10CP-9698) and nabbed the auto-rickshaw driver. In the course of investigation, the police recovered the stolen mobile phone of the complainant from the suspects.

Man held for burglary

Razi Ahmed, a resident of Amrit Colony on Panj Peer Road, reported to the police that his house was burgled on the night of June 26 when the family had gone to sleep after having dinner. “In the morning, I found that my mobile phone and Rs 62,000 kept in an almirah were missing. On checking the CCTV footage, we identified the burglar,” the complainant said.

During investigation, the police arrested the suspect Balram Kumar Sahni, who is residing in nearby shanties. The stolen cell phone and Rs 8000 in cash were recovered from the suspect, who has been booked under Sections 380 457 and 411of the IPC.

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