5 illegal weapons seized, 1 arrested

Tarn Taran: Teams of the local CIA staff have seized five illegal weapons and arrested one person. SSP Dhruv Dahiya said on Wednesday a team of the CIA staff led by Sub-Inspector Satnam Singh arrested Avtar Singh Dholan, a resident of Dholan village, during a raid at his residence and seized one illegal rifle with five cartridges from him. The SSP said another team of the CIA staff led by Sub-Inspector Baldev Singh in a raid at the brick kiln of Jyoti Shah village seized four revolvers and five cartridges. The accused managed to escape from the spot, who have been identified as Jugraj Singh of Jyoti Shah village, Satnam Singh Satta of Naushehra Pannuan, Vicku of Harike and Gajjan Singh of Buraj Poohla, the SSP said. The accused were booked under the Arms Act. OC

‘Defer advance payment of tax’

Amritsar: The Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal (PPBM) has demanded deferment of advance tax payment for entrepreneurs due to lockdown imposed in the wake of the Covid-19. In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the PPBM advocated for the deferment of advance taxes scheduled to be filed on June 15 and September 15. Piara Lal Seth, president of the PPBM, said the companies were going through a period of extreme financial stress and hardly any business had taken place for nearly three months. The advance tax for 2020-21 should be divided into two installments, he said. Samir Jain, general secretary of the PPBM, said the advance tax should be deferred as the Central government had extended the nationwide lockdown to June 30. TNS