Tarn Taran: Three robbers armed with sharp weapons (datar) robbed a person, Sukhwinder Singh of Sarai Diwana village, of his licenced pistol and cash near a drain near Teja Singhwala village in broad daylight here on Thursday. The police said Sukhwinder Singh was on his Moped when the three miscreants riding on a motorcycle appeared from the rear and stopped the bike just ahead of the victim. Sukhwinder Singh had just stopped when the pistol he had tucked in his shirt fell down on the road. The robbers caught hold of the pistol and threatened him to hand them over all cash. The robbers snatched his purse from his pocket and a cell phone. Sukhwinder Singh said he had Rs 5,000 cash in his purse. The local Sadar police, headed by ASI Sarabjit Singh, visited the spot and registered a case under Sections 379-B (2) and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act. OC

Fake currency racket busted

Tarn Taran: The local Sadar police have busted a two-member racket of swindlers indulging in fake currency trade. Gurpreet Singh SP (Investigation) said the police team headed by Sub-Inspector Kewal Singh arrested the accused who were on a motorcycle near Chutala village on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Hardeep Singh of Dashmesh Nagar (Lola), near Tarsikka; and Raman Kumar Sharma of Raipur Kalan in Jandiala Guru area. The accused used to lure innocent people to double their cash within no time and used to take real currency and given them fake notes. The police said the fake currency worth Rs2,01,500 had been recovered from the accused with 73 notes of Rs2,000, 87 notes of Rs500 and 60 notes of Rs200. The police in the initial investigation recovered a printer, scanner, cutter, five bundles of paper and chemical to prepare currency notes among other things. They were produced in local court, from where they were sent for two-day police remand. A case under Section 489 A, B and C of the IPC has been registered against the accused. OC

OOAT staff seek regular jobs

Tarn Taran: Employees of all OOAT centres in the district, under the banner of Government Drug De-addiction and Rehabilitation Employees Union, closed the doors of the centres for three hours (8 am-11 am) on Thursday, resulting in hardships to patients in taking medicines. The employees lodged their protest in the complex of the Civil Surgeon office here. Rajwinder Singh, district president of the organisation, said they had been demanding regularising of their jobs as they had been workingsince the past seven years on inadequate salary. The union warned that in case their services were not regularised, they would be forced to intensify their agitation. OC