Ludhiana, June 25 -- A dismissed Punjab Police constable, along with two men, has been arrested for allegedly trying to grab a rented SUV after tampering with its identity and disabling its tracking system, the division number 5 police said on Wednesday. One of them managed to escape hours later when he was taken to the civil hospital for a medical examination, officials said.

The accused - Vikas (dismissed cop) and Parvinder Singh, both residents of Ferozepur, and Vipan of Sant Nagar - were arrested near the Ludhiana bus stand while travelling in the SUV. Police officials recovered a .32-bore pistol with six cartridges and a .32-bore revolver loaded with six cartridges from their possession. Assistant commissioner of police (Civil Lines...