Scrap dealers directed to maintain registers in Ludhiana.

Ludhiana: The police commissionerate has ordered all local scrap dealers to maintain meticulous registers of buyers and sellers, including identification and material descriptions, to curb the trade of stolen industrial and vehicle parts.Enforced for two months under Section 163 of the BNSS, the directive targets miscreants who sell stolen transformers, machinery, and vehicles to unverified yards for quick dismantling. Under the new rules, dealers must verify the cancellation of registration certificates for any scrapped vehicles.Furthermore, to combat environmental pollution and illegal electricity use, all yards must secure no-objection certificates from pollution, fire, and power authorities. Assistant Deputy Commissioners of Police will audit compliance registers monthly, and violators will face immediate prosecution.