Ludhiana, July 31 -- A gang of car-borne burglars struck Upkar Nagar and Kundanpuri areas in the early hours of Thursday, stealing all four tyres from three parked vehicles and leaving them propped up on bricks. The incident has raised serious concerns about security in residential areas.

The incident came to light around 4 am when Ramesh Bansal, a resident of Upkar Nagar, received a call from his neighbour, informing him that the tyres of his Hyundai Creta had been stolen. Bansal was shocked to find his vehicle kept on bricks with all four wheels gone.

Soon after, Bansal discovered that two other vehicles in the vicinity - one in Upkar Nagar and another in nearby Kundanpuri - had met the same fate. "It was alarming to see that these mi...