Tarn Taran: SAD leader booked violating Covid norms

Tarn Taran: The city police on Saturday booked SAD leader Deepak Sharma for violating prohibitory orders issued by the District Magistrate in wake of Covid-19 pandemic. ASI Gajjan Singh said the police during patrolling found hotel Sun Star situated on Amritsar Road open after 9 pm and registered a case against its owner under Sections 188 and 269 of the IPC. OC

Three men snatch cop’s bike, booked

Amritsar: Three unidentified persons robbed a motorcycle from a constable of Punjab Police at Bhani Gillan village here on Saturday. Prabjot Singh of Manga Sarai village in his complaint to the police said that he was returning from duty on his motorcycle. Around 7.15 pm, when he reached near Bhani Gillan village three unidentified persons intercepted him and forcefully snatched his motorcycle and fled the spot. A case was registered under Section 379 of the IPC at the Kambo police station. ASI Tarsem Singh said further probe was on. TNS

Tubewell in Green Land area

Amritsar: Mayor Karamjit Singh inaugurated the newly installed tubewell under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) project at the Green Land area of Ward No. 19 in North Assembly constituency here on Sunday. The project is worth Rs20 lakh and will address problems of water shortage and provide clean water to residents of Green Land and adjoining areas. He said no work in any part of the city would be left unfinished, adding that parks in every area of the city were being renovated and those that remained would be renovated soon. Meanwhile, LED lights have also been installed in every ward of the city. He said new drinking water pipes and tubewells had been installed to solve problems related to drinking water. TNS

3 girls abducted in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran: Two teenage girls were abducted from grain market Chohla Sahib under mysterious circumstances on Friday, while a 20-year-old girl was abducted from Chandigarh locality in Fatehabad village on Thursday. The victim’s father said in his complaint to the Chohla Sahib police that his 15-year-old daughter and 13-year-old niece went to Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjun Dev on Friday to wash clothes, but did not return. He alleged that the girls were lured and abducted on the promise of marriage. The family of labourers had come to the town from Zira for wheat harvesting. The police have registered a case under Sections 363 and 366-A of the IPC against unidentified persons. Meanwhile, the Goindwal Sahib police have booked Gora Singh of Fatehabad on the charge of abducting a 20-year-old girl from Chandigarh locality of Fatehabad. The mother of the victim told the police that the accused abducted the girl on the pretext of marriage. The police have registered a case under Section 346 of the IPC against the accused. OC