Man held with illegal weapon

Amritsar: The Gate Hakima police have nabbed a youth identified as Bharat Branta of Indira Colony, located on Jhabal Road here, with an illegal weapon while his accomplice Maninderjit Singh, alias Honey, managed to escape. The CIA staff ASI Vinod Kumar said the police recovered a country made .32 bore pistol, along with two bullets and a bike bearing registration number PB-02-BW-4052 from Branta’s possession. However, his accomplice Maninderjit managed to dodge the police party and fled from the spot. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59, Arms Act, was registered against the duo and further investigation was in progress to ascertain the source of the weapon and motive behind procuring it, the ASI added. The antecedents of the accused were also being verified, said the ASI. TNS

prisoners clash in Central Jail

Amritsar: Two groups of prisoners clashed at the high security Amritsar Central Jail here on Monday. The police have booked eight prisoners in this regard. They were identified as Palwinder Singh, aka Pindi of Rajasansi, Nitin Kumar of Kot Khalsa, Gursharanjit Singh, alias Chini of Kotli Sheikhan, Rahul of Chawinda Devi, Vishal Singh of Faizpura, Jaswinder Singh of Patti Hindu Sanghna in Chatiwind, Amritpal Singh of Chheharta and Paramjit Singh, alias Billa of Guru Ka Khuh in Tarn Taran. Balvir Singh, Assistant Superintendent of Jail, said Palwinder, Nitin and Rahul had an old enmity with the remaining prisoners. They were lodged in barrack number 4 when they clashed with each other, he added. A complaint was lodged with the Islamabad police against them, which registered a case under Section 52, Prisons Act, for violating jail rules, he said. TNS