Tarn Taran: An 85-year-old woman who was injured in a road accident on the Tarn Taran — Patti road near Jandoke Sarhali village on Monday succumbed to injuries on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Joginder Kaur of Jaura village. She, along with her son, Narinderjit Singh, had come to Jandoke Sarhali village to withdraw her old-age pension from the State Bank of India. After withdrawing her pension, the mother-son duo was waiting for the bus standing on the road side to go back to their village when a speedy motorcyclist hit her. She received serious injuries on her head. She was admitted to Amritsar hospital for treatment where she succumbed to injuries the next day. The Sarhali police registered a case against the motorcyclist who has been identified as Satnam Singh of Sakhira village. The accused fled from the spot. OC
Sukhchain takes charge as cp
Amritsar: Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill took charge as the Commissioner of Police (CP) here on Wednesday. After joining the office, he said his priority would be to maintain law and order and smooth flow of traffic in the Commissionerate of Police, Amritsar. In addition, a special focus on cyber crime will be launched against online scammers so that the general public does not fall prey to such scams and such applications will be disposed of giving priority to public complaints. Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill is a 2003-batch IPS officer. Before assuming the post of Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, he served as SSP Hoshiarpur, SSP Ludhiana, SSP Bathinda, SSP Chandigarh and DIG Ferozepur Range, DIG Patiala Range and Commissioner of Police Ludhiana, Commissioner of Police, Amritsar, and Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar. TNS
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