73-yr-old woman crushed to death

Tarn Taran: Surjit Kaur (73), a resident of Ghariala village, was run over by a Punjab Roadways bus of Ferozepur depot at Harike on Thursday. The victim was going to Ferozepur in the same bus (PB-05 4946), which crushed her to death. As soon as she got off the bus at Harike, the conductor blew the whistle for the driver to move the bus. She was still crossing the road when the driver, who did not look around, moved on the bus, running over her. As her legs were crushed under the wheels, she was admitted to the Primary Health Centre, Sarhali, where she succumbed to her injuries. ASI Kulwant Singh of the Harike police station said the driver-conductor duo fled the spot leaving behind the bus. A case under Sections 304-A and 34 of the IPC has been registered against them. OC

Threat to lawyer, probe begins

Amritsar: Ravi Mahajan, a lawyer, on Thursday got a threat call in which the caller threatened him to eliminate him and his family. The incident came to light when he lodged a complaint with the police. A probe into the case has been started. Following a preliminary investigation, the police traced the caller from Moga while the number from which the call was made also hailed from a Moga resident. Assistant Commissioner of Police Manjit Singh said the probe was on to identify the accused. The call details of the number was also being analysed. He said Moga police were also contacted in this regard. He said an old dispute could be the reason behind this. Ravi Mahajan said the accused started abusive language and threatened to kill me and my family members. He said the accused called him twice. TNS

Two Finance firm staffers robbed

Tarn Taran: Four armed masked persons robbed cash from two employees of a Makhu-based (Ferozepur) private finance company from Dhigana village, falling in Patti Sadar police station, on Wednesday. ASI Gurmej Singh, Investigating Officer, said the employees — Nahar Singh and Lovepreet Singh — were in the area to collect loan instalments from customers. They were on a motorcycle, when four masked robbers stopped them under the rail underpass in Dhigana village and robbed the bag containing cash, mobiles and other belongings at gunpoint. A case under Section 379-B of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act by Patti Sadar police. OC

Paramjit takes over as CDPO

Tarn Taran: Paramjit Kaur, who was promoted by the Social Security and Woman Welfare Department, Punjab, assumed the charge of Child Development and Programme Officer (CDPO), Naushehra Pannuan, on Friday. Paramjit Kaur was the Supervisor in Patti block office of the department. After taking over the charge, she presided over a meeting of her subordinates and instructed them to provide every possible facilities to beneficiaries in time. OC