Woman molested, one booked

Tarn Taran: The Valtoha police have booked Gurbir Singh of Cheema Khurd village under Sections 354 and 506 of the IPC for molesting a woman of the same village about a month back here. The victim in her complaint to the police stated that the accused trespassed into her house (on April 20) at noon when her husband had gone to market. The accused molested her and threatened her that if she revealed the incident to anybody he would put the pictures of the act on social media. She said as she was under great mental stress, she decided to lodge a complaint with the police to relieve herself of this tension. The accused was absconding, informed the police. OC

Civic body seals illegal building

Amritsar: Taking advantage of the Municipal Corporation officials busy with coronavirus-related activities, some miscreants encroached upon the land of the Local Bodies at Godam Mohalla in Katra Sher Singh here. During his visit in the area, the Estate Officer observed the illegal construction and called the staff and got the unauthorised building sealed immediately. “I have asked the person, who claimed to be owner of the property to show the documents of ownership. The land belongs to residential quarter of the MC. The person encroached upon the open yard illegally. The report has been sent to the higher officials,” said Estate Officer Sushant Bhatia. TNS