Brief: Woman consumes poison, dies

Phagwara: A married woman of a village died mysteriously on Saturday. SHO Krishan Gopal said the deceased has been identified as Lovleen Kaur of Bhula Rayee village in Phagwara. Jyoti, wife of Ravi Kumar, a resident of Sunnar Kalan village, told the police that the deceased came to meet her and consumed some poisonous substance and died. The police reached the spot and took the body to the Phillaur Civil Hospital for post-mortem and registered a case under Section 194 of BSSN. oc

Gangster held for extortion

Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police have arrested a gangster on the charges of extortion and criminal conspiracy. The accused has been identified as Anmolpreet Singh, alias Mela, of Yusafpur Allewal village. The accused was demanding a huge amount of money from residents, threatening to kill them in case of failure. A case was registered against the accused. The police did not release any news in this regard and kept the FIR a secret. oc

Man nabbed for flaunting arms

Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police have arrested a notorious criminal on the charge of brandishing arms on social media. The accused had been identified as Jagtar Singh, alias Kali, of Kakar Kalan village. The accused made a video viral on social media showing himself brandishing arms and violating an order issued by the Deputy Commissioner. A case had been registered against the accused. oc

Man held under NDPS Act

Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested a man on the charge of selling heroin. Eight gram of heroin was recovered from the possession of the accused Sagar of Bajuha Kalan village. A case under Sections 21-B/61/85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. oc

Two drug addicts held

Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested two ‘drug addicts’. The accused have been identified as Deepak of Mohalla Rajputan and Ajay of Mallri village. A lighter, a silver paper and a plastic pipe used for consuming contraband were recovered from his possession. oc

Man arrested for gambling

Phagwara: The police have arrested Semiul Sidhu of Lambarri village for gambling. The accused was selling betting slips in Fatehpur village grain market and Rs 9,600 was recovered from him. A case under the Punjab Gabling Act has been registered against the accused. oc

Rs 5.50L fraud, accused booked

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked an accused on the charge of cheating a person of Rs 5.50 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Canada. Rakesh Kumar of Dasuya told the police that Mahinder Singh Walia, alias Raju, has cheated him on the pretext of sending him to Canada. oc

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