CHANDIGARH POLICE BRIEF OF CASES DATED02.08.2025
Three arrested in Robbery case
A case FIR No. 151 u/s 311, 126(2), 3(5) BNS & added 317(2) BNS and 25-54-59 Arms Act has been registered at Police Station-31 on the complaint of Lalu Chauhan, aged 23 years, resident of Phase-2, Ram Darbar, Chandigarh. He reported that on July 29, 2025, near Cactus Park, Ram Darbar, three unknown persons robbed his purse at knife point. The purse contained his Aadhaar card, other personal documents, and ₹12,200 in cash. During the investigation, the accused were identified and arrested — Rahul @ Habru s/o Om Pal, aged 28 years, resident of Phase-1, Ram Darbar; Subham @ Tedi, aged 23 years, resident of Phase-1, Ram Darbar; and Sawan, resident of Phase-1, Ram Darbar.
Five arrested for public drinking
Chandigarh Police registered multiple cases under FIRs on August 1 related to public nuisance and drinking in public places across Chandigarh. A case FIR No. 78 u/s 68-1(B) PP Act & 355 BNS was registered at Police Station-Industrial Area against Sukhwinder Singh, aged 31 years, resident of Kharar, Punjab, who was apprehended near Gogna Store Parking, Sector 29, while consuming alcohol in public. FIR No. 67 was registered at Police Station-Manimajra against Dharmveer, aged 34 years, resident of village Mauli, Chandigarh, who was found drinking near the wine shop on Rajiv Colony Road, Mauli Jagran. FIR No. 66 was lodged at Police Station-IT Park against Harmeet Deolka, aged 43 years, resident of Pipliwala Town, MM, for creating public nuisance near the community centre, NIC MM. FIR No. 67 was also registered at Police Station-IT Park against Vinod Verma, aged 33 years, resident of Old Darshani Bagh, Manimajra, for creating nuisance under the influence of alcohol near Govt. School, NIC, Manimajra. FIR No. 164 was registered at Police Station-36 against Rajesh Kumar, aged 52 years, resident of Sector-52, Chandigarh, for drinking in public near Sabji Mandi Ground, Sector 52. All the accused were apprehended at their respective locations and later released on bail.
One arrested under Excise Act
A case FIR No. 152 u/s 61-1-14 Excise Act has been registered at Police Station-31 against Pankaj Kumar, aged 48 years, resident of Phase-2, Ram Darbar, Chandigarh. The accused was arrested from a nearby location and 18 bottles and 85 quarters of Super Himmat Santra whisky were recovered from his possession. He was arrested and later released on bail.
Two arrested under NDPS Act
A case FIR No. 116 u/s 20 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station-34 against Umesh Sahu, aged 58 years, resident of Village Burail, Chandigarh. He was arrested from the Horticulture Store, Sector 34, Chandigarh, on August 1, 2025 and 93.85 grams of ganja was recovered from his possession.
A case FIR No. 102 u/s 25-54-59 Arms Act has been registered at Police Station-39 against Sunil @ Gola, aged 24 years, and Ramesh, aged 21 years, both residents of EWS Flats, Dhanas, Chandigarh. They were arrested from near Batra Cinema, Sector-37, Chandigarh, on August 1, 2025, for carrying a Kamandiar knife without a valid license. Both are in police lock-up.
Accident
A case FIR No. 121 u/s 106(1), 281 BNS has been registered at Police Station-11 on the complaint of Anil Sharma, resident of Adarsh Nagar, Naya Gaon, Punjab. The complainant stated that an unknown vehicle hit his father's Splendor motorcycle (Registration No. CH-01AM-6026) while he was riding from Khuda Lahora Bridge towards Naya Gaon Road on August 1, 2025, at about 11:59 AM. The vehicle sped away after the incident. The victim succumbed to his injuries while under treatment at PGI Hospital. Investigation of this case is in progress.