Ludhiana, May 4

The Police Division 5 arrested a transporter for using official stickers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and member of Parliament on his car.

The accused has been identified as Hargurjit Singh, resident of Guru Gyan Vihar, Jawaddi.

ASI Malkit Ram said a police party was conducting patrolling in the city to check the violations of Covid norms. In Jagjit Nagar, the police party noticed a Toyota Fortuner with official stickers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and member of Parliament parked outside Hemkunt Transport Company and Property Advisers.

“We found two stickers — one of the Ministry of Home Affairs and another of Member Parliament Lok Sabha — on the car. When the Hargurjit Singh, who claimed to be the owner of the car, was asked about the permission of having these stickers on his car, he failed to give any answer,” said ASI Malkit.

The ASI said the police arrested Hargurjit Singh and impounded his car. A case under Section 171 (wearing garb or carrying tokens used by public servant with fraudulent intent) of the IPC was registered against Hargurjit Singh. — TNS