Car set afire at Hallo Majra

Chandigarh: Miscreants damaged a car and then set it on fire by pouring an inflammable liquid over it near Hallo Majra in the wee hours of Saturday. The complainant, Bablu Pandey, a travel agent, said neighbours alerted him after seeing smoke coming out of the car around 4 am. A case has been registered at the Sector 31 police station. The police are scanning the CCTV footage of the area. Cops said miscreants could be seen damaging the car with an iron rod and then smashing its windowpanes. They poured an inflammable liquid inside the car and set it on fire. TNS

Man found dead in house

Mohali: A 52-year-old man was found dead at his house in Janta Colony, Kharar, on the night of Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ravinder Adlakha who was living alone after a marital discord with his wife. Neighbours called the police when foul smell started emanating from the house. The police found him lying in a pool of blood. Kharar City SHO Ashok Kumar said the body was three days old. The deceased died after being inured on the head at a washbasin, he said. TNS

Man steals three cellphones, held

Chandigarh: A man was arrested for stealing three mobile phones from a booth in Sector 22 on July 9. The suspect has been identified as Sahil, alias Shinda (27), a resident of Sector 40. Hardeep Singh, a resident of Sector 38, reported that Sahil stole three mobile phones from his booth. A case has been registered. TNS

Youth nabbed for theft at house

Chandigarh: Amandeep, alias Mota (19), a resident of Khuda Jassu, was arrested on Saturday for stealing a laptop, a gold pendant and one pair of gold earrings from the house of Diwan Singh, a resident of Khuda Lahora, on the night of January 5. A case has been registered. TNS

Theft reported at BJP office

Chandigarh: Majot, a resident of Karnal, reported that an unknown person stole two loudspeakers and a ceiling fan from the BJP office in Sector 3 here on the night of July 3. A case has been registered. TNS

Bicycle stolen from house

Chandigarh: A Sector 14 resident reported that an unknown person stole a bicycle from her house on July 9. A case has been registered. TNS

Plantation drive at Panjab varsity

Chandigarh: A plantation drive was organised by MC Mahajan Hall, Boys’ Hostel No. 1, and GC Chatterjee Hall, Boys’ Hostel No. 2, at Panjab University here on Saturday. Prof Brij Kishore Kuthiala, chairperson of the Haryana State Higher Education Council, inaugurated the event. He emphasised the importance of trees and oxygen, especially in this pandemic, and the urgency to plant more trees. TNS

Woman held with ganja

Panchkula: The police arrested a woman from Barwala and recovered 1.995-kg ganja from her possession on Friday evening. The woman has been identified as Geeta, a jhuggi-dweller. “We got a tip-off about the woman, following which a raid was conducted and the ganja was recovered from her possession,” said Investigating Officer Rajbir Singh. A case under the NDPS Act was registered against her. On Saturday, the woman was produced in a court, which sent her to two-day police remand. TNS

Remembering the 1971 war

Panchkula: An event was organised by the local unit of the Congress to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh at Parshuram Bhawan in Sector 12 on Saturday. Addressing the gathering, Captain Parveen Dagar, who was the chief guest and the coordinator of event, maintained that it was the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who had shown exemplary courage and a new country namely Bangladesh had emerged. TNS