NAKODAR
The Mehatpur police have booked a scrap shop keeper and a thief on charge of stealing motors and starters from fields of farmers.
Investigating officer (IO) Balkar Singh said that the accused have been identified as Balwant Rai alias Bantu a scrap shop bases at Parjian Kalan village and resident of Akbar Pur Kalan village and Hardeep Singh son of Malkit Singh thief and resident of Beetlan village.
Lakhwindar Singh a resident of Bangiwal village complained to the police that Hardeep Singh has stolen motors and starters from their fields and sold stolen good to scrap shop keeper
IO said that a case under sections331(4) (lurking house trespass) and 305 (theft) of the BNS has been registered against the accused.