Ludhiana: A local hosiery manufacturer has become the latest victim of the city’s brazen “snatch-and-run” motorcycle gangs, with the theft of his smartphone caught on high-definition security footage.Pankaj Kumar, 47, was standing outside his New Shivpuri factory on Friday, attempting to place a call, when two men on a motorcycle swerved toward him, grabbed the…
Ludhiana: A local man’s attempt to intervene in a robbery ended in a violent assault as snatchers turned on their pursuer near the city’s Police Colony.Pratap Singh, of Jamalpur, was travelling towards Tajpur Road by scooter when he witnessed two men snatch a mobile phone from a commuter. He gave them a chase and cornered…
Ludhiana: Thousands of students across this city have begun contesting mock elections as part of a sweeping democratic initiative designed to transform govt schools into “centres of holistic development”.The “Bal Sansad” (Student Parliament) programme, which deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain laucnhed on Saturday, follows a comprehensive training session for educators aimed at bringing grassroots governance into…
Ludhiana: In an escalating wave of street robberies, a gang used crude swords to rescue a captured accomplice during a gold snatching on Saturday.Harleen Kaur, 24, was outside a house in Flower Enclave with her mother-in-law and one-year-old daughter when two men on a scooter ripped a gold chain from her neck. Her mother-in-law, 47-year-old…
Ludhiana: A police team investigating drug-peddling allegations was ambushed with bricks and blades in Razapur village, highlighting the violent resistance facing enforcement officers in Punjab’s narcotics crackdown.The officers were acting on a secret input received from the “Safe Punjab Portal,” a dedicated platform for reporting smugglers, when they confronted a suspect, Manjit Singh. The routine…
Khanna: A 23-year-old man was killed and three others left with critical injuries on Friday evening when a truck crashed into two motorcycles and a scooter on the busy Amloh Road, sparking renewed calls for restricted heavy vehicle access.Lifted from the scene of accident, Akash of Jagat Colony failed to reach the local govt hospital…
Ludhiana: More than 1.1 lakh legal disputes were resolved in a single day across Ludhiana as a massive National Lok Adalat cleared a staggering backlog of cases, delivering nearly ₹200 crore in settlements.The alternative dispute resolution event, held Saturday at judicial complexes in Ludhiana, Jagraon, Samrala, Khanna, and Payal, saw 58 specialised benches preside over…
Ludhiana: The city stays the sixth most dangerous in India for those on foot. The evidential figures are in the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Local safety experts and residents attribute the high fatality rate to urban planning that prioritises motor vehicles while offering almost no functional infrastructure for pedestrians or cyclits. Road…
Ludhiana: City police have launched a manhunt for a local man after a 16-year-old girl gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, leading to a formal investigation into allegations of sexual assault and exploitation.The minor reported that the suspect had befriended her while her family had been coordinating a marriage between her mother and…
Ludhiana: Frustrated by a surge in midnight muggings, a network of food delivery workers used live-location tracking to corner and thrash a group of alleged robbers in Dugri, sparking a legal showdown with police.While a woman lost her gold chain at her doorstep and couriers faced sword-wielding thieves, a group of drivers took a stand…
