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Man held for using yellow beacon on car

When intercepted near Dera Bassi, he claimed to be close to some senior police officers and bureaucrats.

Vehilce of Gagandeep Singh of Jalandhar who was arrested for driving a car with yellow beacon without any permit near Derabassi.  A fake driving license was also recovered from Gagandeep. Express PhotoVehilce of Gagandeep Singh of Jalandhar who was arrested for driving a car with yellow beacon without any permit near Derabassi. A fake driving license was also recovered from Gagandeep. Express Photo

THE CRIME Branch of Mohali police on Thursday arrested Gagandeep Singh of Jalandhar, who was driving a yellow beacon-bearing car. When intercepted near Dera Bassi, he claimed to be close to some senior police officers and bureaucrats.

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A fake driving licence was also recovered from Gagandeep. Police sources said his accomplice, who was also sitting in the car, introduced himself as a brother of one of the serving IG of Punjab Police, which was found to be a bogus claim. Inspector Atul Soni of the Crime Branch said preliminary questioning of Gagandeep revealed that he dealt in real estate and was fond of roaming in cars by using red and yellow beacons.

A case was registered at the Dera Bassi police station.

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Chandigarh: Thieves stole a car, one laptop and raw brass material worth around Rs 5 lakh from an industrial plot in Phase 2, Ramdarbar, on Wednesday night. Pankaj, owner of the industrial plot, lodged an FIR at Sector 31 police station. Sources said the thieves entered the plot by crossing the boundary wall, opened the main gate and drove the car with the raw brass material.

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