Three booked for abducting teen

Tarn Taran: A teenaged girl studying in Class VIII was abducted from a locality in the town. The incident occurred on April 24, while the city police took action against the accused on April 27 (Tuesday). ASI Gajjan Singh, Investigating Officer, said the accused have been identified as Mani, his father Sabi and friend Ginder of the same locality. The father of the victim in his complaint said the accused abducted his daughter on the pretext of marrying her, when he and his wife had gone for work in the fields. The accused have been booked under Sections 363,366-A and 120-B of the IPC by the city police. Oc

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KMSC lifts dharna after assurance

Tarn Taran: On the assurance of the district administration, the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), Punjab, which had launched ‘Pakka Morcha’ outside the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here, suspended the dharna on Wednesday. They have been stressing on problems being faced by farmers in the district grain markets and issues related to alleged police atrocities on its members. Baljit Singh Dhillon, SP (Traffic), assured protesters that their issues would be resolved. Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra, district president, condemned the Central and state governments for not resolving the problems related to the farming community. He said farmers were being exploited in mandis under the so-called shortage of bardana. He warned that they would intensify its agitation in case the issues were not resolved on time. He said they had been raising issues related to police atrocities from time to time but the department was not serious about the problem. OC