Mohali, Aug. 12 -- Kharar police arrested two former electricity department employees for stealing a street light battery from Gharuan village on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Jatinderpal Singh and Ghaniya Mishra, both residents of Patiala, were booked under Section 305 (theft) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to village head Rakesh Kumar, the duo had earlier worked with the electricity department and would visit the village to repair faulty street lights. On Sunday afternoon, they arrived on a motorcycle, claiming to fix a street light issue, but removed the battery and fled with it, Kumar alleged.

In a separate incident, police arrested a mobile phone snatcher within hours of the crime. The complainant, Jasleen Ka...