Man held for jewellery theft

Hoshiarpur: One of the three booked in two cases of theft, has been arrested by the district police. According to information, Manpreet Kaur, a resident of Mohalla Ravidas Nagar, has lodged a complaint with the Sadar police that Santosh and Nikka, both residents of the same locality, allegedly broke the locks of her house and stole gold and silver jewellery, valuables and Rs 47,500. In another case, Paramjit Singh, a resident of Bharatpur Jattan, told the Mahilpur police that Kulwant Singh, a resident of his village, allegedly stole gold ornaments from his house. The police have registered a case against the accused and arrested him. OC

2 booked for axing trees

Hoshiarpur: The Hariana police have booked Jalandhar residents, a father-son duo, on the charge of cutting and stealing trees on the complaint of Surinder Kaur of Mander village. She had filed a complaint in this regard against Neeraj Puri and Yograj Puri, both residents of Kalia Colony, Amritsar Road, Jalandhar, on May 6. After conducting an inquiry into the complaint by DSP Hq, the Hariana police have lodged an FIR against both the accused under Sections 417, 465, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC. OC