Man robbed of Rs 50k by 3 persons

Amritsar: A man was robbed by three unknown persons in Wadala village when he was going to deposit Rs50,000 in the bank on Monday. The police have registered a case against unidentified persons. Pardeep Sharma, a resident of Shamsherpur Chittorgarh village in Gurdaspur, told the police that on Monday he was going to deposit Rs50,000 with Bank of Baroda, Majitha Road branch. The victim said when he reached near Wadala village power office he was intercepted by three youth travelling in Innova. When he tried to speed away, the miscreants hit their vehicle in his bike following which he fell down. He said the two of the occupants came out of the car and hit him with iron rod. He said they snatched Rs50,000, his mobile and other documents from him. Simranjit Singh, Investigating Officer, said the police had registered a case under Sections 379-B (2), 341, 323 and 34 of the IPC against unknown persons. TNS

Fir filed against daughter-in-law

Amritsar: The police have booked a woman for abetting suicide of her mother-in-law. The deceased has been identified as Amarjit Kaur (52), a resident of Shamnagar village, falling under Majitha police station. Harwant Singh, husband of the deceased told the police that his younger daughter-in-law often used to quarrel with them. He said as a result, Amarjit had threatened to end her life a number of times. He said on Monday when he went to his job, he received a call from his elder daughter-in-law that Amarjit had consumed some poisonous substance after a quarrel. The police have booked the accused under Section 306 of the IPC. TNS