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Two men on motorcycle allegedly snatch Punjab village leader’s earrings

Source: NDTV · 24 Sep 2026, 18:06 UTC

Amritjit Kaur, sarpanch of Saidolehal village in Punjab’s Amritsar district, said two men arrived at her house on a motorcycle before snatching her earrings. NDTV reported her account, but the supplied material gives no information about injuries, arrests or the value of the jewellery.

Two men on a motorcycle allegedly snatched the earrings of Amritjit Kaur, the sarpanch of Saidolehal village in Punjab’s Amritsar district, according to NDTV. Kaur said she was inside her house when the two accused arrived on a motorcycle. The supplied material does not explain how the men entered the property, whether they spoke to her or how the alleged snatching took place.

The report does not state whether Kaur was injured during the incident or provide the value or description of the earrings. It also gives no information about whether anyone else was present at the house at the time. The available account does not say whether police registered a case, whether the suspects were identified or whether any arrests had been made.

No police statement or response from the alleged offenders was included. NDTV’s report identifies Kaur’s public role as the village sarpanch and places the incident in Saidolehal, in Amritsar. Further details were not provided in the supplied material.

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