Petrol bomb lobbed at jeweller's house in Dhuri
Sangrur, April 23 -- Three motorcycle-borne men lobbed a petrol bomb at the house of a local jeweller in the Shivpuri area of Dhuri, police said on Wednesday.
While no one was hurt, the bomb triggered a fire, causing damage to the main gate and a car.
The complainant, Darshan Kumar, told police that he was asleep when he heard a blast in the courtyard around 10.53 pm on April 20. As he stepped out to examine the situation, he saw the porch, his car and a tarpaulin sheet on fire. Neighbours helped him extinguish the flames.
Kumar said CCTV footage from the vicinity revealed three motorcycle-borne men arriving in the street and one of them tossing a petrol bomb into his house.
Acting on his complaint, police on Wednesday registered a case under Section 326 (g) (mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 5 of the Punjab Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property Act, 2014, at the Dhuri City police station. Sangrur senior superintendent of police Sartaj Singh Chahal said probe was underway . HTC...
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