Ludhiana, Aug. 7 -- In a growing spate of tyre thefts across the city, miscreants once again targeted a parked SUV in the Industrial Area A, stealing all four tyres of a Mahindra Scorpio and fleeing the scene after propping the vehicle up on bricks. This marks the fifth such incident in the past 17 days, yet Ludhiana police are still to crack a single case.

An FIR has been registered against unidentified accused at the Division Number 2 Police Station, following a complaint by Sarfaraz Saifi, a resident of Janakpuri and owner of a garment factory in the area. Saifi is also the son of Congress leader Almudin Saifi.

In his statement to police, Sarfaraz stated that he had parked his Scorpio SUV under a shed outside his factory premises on ...