Mobile phone recovered from two jail inmates

Ludhiana: A mobile phone was recovered from two jail inmates of Central Jail Ludhiana. The accused were identified as Dharminder Singh and Badal. Assistant Jail Superintendent Harbans Singh said the phone was recovered from Dharminder, while Badal was also using it. The police said the duo would be questioned.

Three held for gambling at Ganesh Nagar

The Division No. 6 police have arrested three people on the charge of gambling. They were identified as Gulshan Kumar, a  resident of Cheema colony, Raj Kumar of Shashtri Nagar and Sunil Kumar of Shivaji Nagar. A raid was conducted at Ganesh Nagar from where the accused were arrested red-handed. The police also recovered Rs 3,400 in cash from the spot.

Four gangsters nabbed with weapons in city

Although police officials are mum on the development, sources confirmed that four gangsters were nabbed in the Haibowal area with weapons. The nabbed gangsters are facing several criminal cases. A video of these gangsters brandishing weapons had gone viral on the social media. A selfie of a gangster with a police official had also gone viral. A press conference in this regard is likely in a day or two. TNS

Woman commits suicide

Sahnewal: Tired of "sexual overtures" of her neighbour, a woman of Bilga village committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance on Saturday. Gurbachan Singh, son of Mela Singh of village Bilga, was married to deceased Navdeep Kaur six years ago. They did not have any issue. Gurbachan Singh, on whose statement the case was registered at Sahnewal police station, told the police that on Saturday, he took his father to a doctor while his mother had already gone to attend a bhog ceremony nearby.  In their absence, their neigbour Mandeep Singh forcibly entered the house and began abusing the victim physically and forced her to enter into a physical relationship with him. As Gurbachan Singh returned home, the deceased told her husband about it, who along with his father went to Mandeep's home to complain about his behaviour. In the meanwhile, they got the news that Navdeep committed suicide by consuming something poisonous. Her husband ran home and took her to Sidhu hospital, Doraha, where she survived just for the next two-three hours. The complainant told the police that the deceased had complained about the indecent behavior of Mandeep several times. Investigating Officer Randhir Singh said the body of the deceased had been sent for postmortem examination and the accused was still at large. A case under Section-306 of the IPC has, however, been registered at the Sahnewal police station. OC

Four booked on dowry charge

Ludhiana: The police have booked a man and three of his relatives for dowry harassment. A case was registered on the complaint of Vandana, a resident of Kartar Colony. The accused have been identified as woman's husband Sanjeev Kumar, his mother Rani, sister Reena, and another relative Pushpa, all residents of Janapuri. She told the police that she got married to Sanjeev in 2015 and immediately after marriage, she was subjected to mental and physical torture. The police have launched a probe in the case. No arrest has been made in the case so far. TNS