Miscreants make off with car

Amritsar: Some unidentified persons snatched a car after spraying something into the eyes of the victim near Fattuwal village. Though the incident occurred on October 28, a complaint was lodged with the police on Monday. Navjot Singh of Sarli Kalan village told the police that on the morning of October 28 he was returning from Jalandhar in his car (PB-46-AD-9497). When he reached near Four Seasons resort, three youths stopped his car on the pretext that they had met with an accident. When he alighted from his car, they sprayed something into his eyes, threw him on the roadside and fled in their car. He told the police that he had Rs90,000 in the dashboard. A case under Sections 379-B (2) and 34 of the IPC has been registered. TNS

Unidentified man found murdered

Amritsar: An unknown person was found murdered in Jagdev canal’s bridge falling under the Jhander police station here on Monday evening. The body was first located by Jagjit Singh, a farmer and resident of Patti Sainsra in Daoke village. He immediately alerted the residents and informed the police. He stated to the police that at around 5 pm he went to make a round of his fields, he was going from Jagdev Kalan to Ranewali village side when he found the body of a man. He said the deceased had sharp weapon injury marks on his chest. Sub Inspector Avtar Singh, Investigating Officer, told that around 30-year-old deceased was yet to be identified. He said the message was already circulated in the neighbouring areas and in Punjab. However, there was no clue about his identity till now. A case under Section 302 of the IPC had been registered. TNS