Man nabbed for illegal LPG filling

Ludhiana: The police have nabbed Devinder Kumar, resident of Bazigar Dera on Basti Jodhewal Road, and booked him under Sections 420 and 336 of the IPC and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The police said the house of Devinder Kumar was raided on a tip-off that he was involved in illegal filling of cooking gas (LPG) from domestic cylinders in small cylinders without any license. Twenty gas cylinders of various companies, ne pump and electronic weigh scale were seized from the house. OC

2 motorcycles stolen

Ludhiana: One motorcycle, Hero CD Dawn (PB-11AZ-9997), was stolen from outside a house in Dashmesh Nagar in Ayali Khurd on the intervening night of October 8 and 9. The complainant Balkar Singh, resident of Gurdwara Golden Avenue, Talwara, said in his complaint that he had parked the two-wheeler outside the house of Gurmeet Singh in Dashmesh Nagar from where it was stolen. Another motorcycle Hero Splendour (PB-10EY-8947) was stolen from Ishwar Colony in Dhandari Khurd on Saturday. In his complaint to the police, Makhan Lal, resident of Ishwar Colony, said he had parked his motorcycle outside his house in the morning and it was stolen by somebody. The police have registered cases under Section 379 of the IPC. OC

House burgled, valuables stolen

Ludhiana: Burglars broke into a house in Palm Garden Colony and took away electronic gadgets and other valuables. In a complaint to the police, Punit Kumar, resident of Palm Garden Colony, said when he was asleep, thieves entered the adjoining room and decamped with a laptop, I-phone, Poco mobile phone, two gold rings, one set of earring and two silver items. The police have registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC. OC

Three minor girls missing

Ludhiana: A 17-year-old girl and another 14-year-old girl were reported missing by their parents from New Madhopuri Colony and a factory in Bhai Manna Singh Nagar during the last 48 hours. Another 15-year-old girl has been reported missing under mysterious circumstances from a marriage palace here since the evening of October 7. The father of the girl, a resident of Khamanon in Fatehgarh Sahib district, said in a complaint to the police that the family was attending a marriage function at Malhotra Palace on GT Road here when the girl went missing. He said a security guard had told him that the girl had gone with a youth riding a motorcycle (PB-91E-0614). On suspicion of the complainant, the police have booked Ritik Malhotra, resident of the area near Shingar Cinema, under Sections 363 and 366-A of the IPC. OC

Liquor smuggler arrested

Ludhiana: The police have arrested a liquor smuggler, identified as Naresh Kumar, resident of New Sant Fateh Singh Nagar, Dugri Road, and have recovered 12 bottles of Dollar Rum and six boxes containing 150 miniatures of 60 ml each of Blue Blazer whisky. The police said the Naresh Kumar, coming in an Innova car, was stopped on suspicion at Gill Canal, Dugri, and search of the vehicle led to the seizure of smuggled liquor. Naresh Kumar has been booked under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act and the car impounded. OC

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