Farmers Movement Archive

Post-relaxations, miscreants become active again in dist

Amritsar, June 8With curfew restrictions being eased, miscreants have become active again in the district. Three incidents of snatching were reported here on Sunday.A Jalandhar resident, Keshav Mahajan, was robbed of his car by armed robbers in the Jandiala area here on Sunday. Mahajan, a resident of Rama Mandi, along with his friend Kunal Chawla was returning to Jalandhar from Amritsar when armed persons travelling in a car intercepted them near Chohan village.He said the accused pointed a gun at Chawla and fired a shot into the air while threatening to kill him. He said the accused also took away their two cell phones and car papers with them. The police have registered a case.In another incident, two bike-borne persons snatched gold jewellery and a purse from a couple on the Khasa road near Ram Tirath here. The complainant, Sawinder Singh of Subhash Nagar, Chheharta, told the police that he, along with his wife Manjinder Kaur, was going to Chogwan side when the incident took place.He said the accused snatched gold ear-rings of his wife, a ring of his and a purse containing Rs 12,000 from his possession and fled. The police have registered a case under Section 379-B of the IPC.Meanwhile, Mahadeep Singh, a Hazoori ragi at the Golden Temple, was looted allegedly at pistol point by unidentified persons. He said he, along with his wife and son, had gone to pay obeisance at Darbar Sahib. On their way back home when they reached near Tarlok dairy, six unknown persons came on bikes and a scooter and snatched their two cell phones, an ATM card and a Best Price card and fled. The police have registered an FIR against unknown persons.

The Tribune

2020-06-09