Three of Gate Hakima held for assaulting cops in Amritsar

Amritsar: Division A police have arrested Mahindru and his two brother Kunal Mahindru and Varun Mahindru of Gate Hakima area, for allegedly assaulting a police team on the intervening night of December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022. SI Rakesh Kumar, ASI Ramesh Kumar, head constable Baljinder Singh, Ratan Lal were on duty near Sangam Chowk on New Year celebrations. He said at midnight they got information that some persons were quarrelling near Mahan Singh Gate. He said the police team reached there and tried to intervene, but the accused who were in inebriated condition started abusing them. SI Rakesh Kumar said one of them assaulted him and tore his uniform. He said as HC Baljinder came to intervene, another accused picked up brick and hit him. He said the accused also assaulted ASI Navtej Singh who came from a check point near Mahan Singh Chowk. TNS

Bigamy: Cops issue lookout circular

Amritsar: City police have issued a lookout circular against Kamaldeep Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran who was booked on the charge of bigamy. A case was registered against him on the complaint of Ishwar Kaur, a resident of Kot Khalsa area, on November 20. In her statement to the police, she said the accused was threatening her of dire consequences if she did not withdraw her complaint. Kamaldeep was evading the arrest since the registration of case. She told the police that she came in contact with the accused in 2018. She said the accused lured her and they married at a local shrine and started living in a rented accommodation in Kot Khalsa area. She said when she became pregnant from him, she came to know that he was already married. She said the accused started threatening her to keep mum. Perneet Dhillon, SHO, Islamabad police station, said efforts were on to nab him. TNS

Youth booked on rape charge

Amritsar: Division A police have booked Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Patti in Tarn Taran, for allegedly raping a girl. Earlier, a zero FIR was registered with women police station in Sirsa. The case was later referred to city police as the incident took place here. In her complaint, the victim told that she came to Amritsar for paying obeisance at Golden Temple. She said the accused met her outside the shrine. She said the accused lured her for marriage and took her to a hotel near bus stand. She said the accused later took her to another hotel on November 30 near Golden Temple where he forcibly made physical relations with her. The police have registered a case under Section 342, 376 (2) N and 506 of the IPC against Gurpreet Singh who was yet to be arrested in the case. TNS