Four booked for assault

Phagwara: The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested four persons on the charge of assaulting a villager. The accused have been identified as Abdul Rahim and Barkat Ali of Tahli village, Asgar Ali and Surmudeen, residents of Chak Kalan village. Mohamad Yunas, a resident of Birr Baloki village, complained to the police that the accused waylaid and attacked him with a sharp-edged weapons and seriously injured him on May 7 near Gohir village. oc

Two held for stealing cash

Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested two persons on the charge of stealing cash and CCTVs from a village religious place. The accused has been identified as Palwindar Singh and Jaswindar Singh of Punia village. Aman of Reharrwan village complained to the police that the accused barged into Baba Fakar ji Darbar, Punian village on May 10, and stole Rs 10,000 cash and CCTVs. The police also booked Gurpreet Singh of Nagal Ambian village for stealing Rs 10,000 from the house of Suman of the same village. oc

Two drug peddlers held

Nakodar: The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested a ‘drug peddler’ on the charge of selling heroin and intoxicating tablets. Four gram of heroin and 49 tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused Lovpreet Sigh, alias Labha, of Talwandi Bharowal village. The Lohian Khas police have arrested ‘drug peddler’ Jaswindar Singh of Fatehpur Bhangwan village with 50 tablets. oc

Dhaba worker’s mobile snatched

Phagwara: In a broad daylight, two motorcyclists snatched a mobile phone from a dhaba worker in Phagwara. The victim said he was going to deliver food to a customer but when he was crossing the road under flyover, the miscreants struck and snatched his mobile and fled. The police have been informed. oc

Woman ends life by suicide

Nakodar: A married woman has ended life by suicide. The deceased has been identified as Parmindar Kaur of Nangal Ambian village. Jagjit Singh told the police that his wife had strangled herself in his house. The police, acting on a statement from the husband of the deceased, handed over the body to the family after post-mortem. oc

Man held under NDPS Act

Nakodar: The police have arrested a ‘drug peddler’ on the charge of selling intoxicating tablets. As many as 50 tablets were recovered from the accused Jaswindar Singh of Pipli village. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered. oc

Fraud accused PO arrested

Shahkot: The police have arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) absconding for the last three years. The accused has been identified as Dinesh Singh of Jalandhar and wanted in a case of fraud registered in July 2022. oc

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