Ludhiana | Burglars decamp with 210 tyres, 146 alloy wheels

The complainant, Chetan Sharma, the owner of the shop in Ludhiana, suspects that the burglars may have used a mini truck to steal the tyres

Burglars struck at a tyre shop in Dhandari Kalan on the National Highway on Monday night, and decamped with 210 tyres and 146 alloy wheels.

Burglars struck at a tyre shop in Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana, on the National Highway on April 2 ₹night. (HT FILE)

The complainant, Chetan Sharma, the owner of the shop, said, “I found my shop ransacked in the morning. The burglars had entered the shop after drilling a hole in the wall. They also took the digital video recorder (DVR) of the CCTVs installed in the shop.”

Sharma suspects that the burglars may have used a mini truck to steal the tyres. Assistant sub-inspector Deep Chand, who is investigating the case, said a case had been registered under Sections 457 ( house-trespass) and 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code at the Sahnewal police station. Police are scanning CCTV footage gathered from the area to trace the accused.