Mentally disabled girl (10) molested

Amritsar: A 10-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly disrobed by a person in Duzowal village. Though the police have booked one person, identified as Harjit Singh of same village, he was yet to be arrested. The complainant, mother of the victim, told the police that her daughter used to play with neighbours’ children. On Thursday she went out to play with the children, but returned while crying. The mother said she told that the accused called her inside his room on the pretext of watching TV and removed her lower. The Ramdass police registered a case under Section 354-B of the IPC and Section 10 of the POCSO Act. TNS

Road safety officer appointed

Amritsar: The Tarn Taran police have appointed a road safety officer in order to guide the department in road safety management thereby reducing the number of road mishaps. Dhruman H Nimbale, SSP, Tarn Taran, said as per the directions of the ADGP (Traffic), a road safety officer had been appointed who would identify the black spots in the district where road accidents occurred regularly thereby claiming precious lives. He would guide the police department for taking steps that would help in reducing accidents on these spots. TNS