Ludhiana, April 10 -- The residents of Gurdev Nagar, a posh locality in the bypoll-bound Ludhiana West constituency, alleged that there has been an uptick in petty crimes, such as water taps, car batteries or electricity wires getting stolen, in their area.

According to the locals, the latest such incident came on Tuesday when five water taps and pipes were stolen from a house belonging to one Gurpreet Singh around 7.30 pm as the family members were out to check a leakage in their water tank.

In the latest incident reported on Tuesday evening, residents pointed out that the miscreants barged into a house around 7.30 pm while the family was checking a leakage near their water tank.

"We noticed water leaking near the tank and were trying...