Prisoner escapes from custody, arrested

Phagwara: An inmate, identified as Sahil Parvesh, who was arrested under the NDPS Act on November 2, attempted to escape from custody when he was taken out after being produced before the Judicial Magistrate on Wednesday. Kapurthala SSP Satinder Singh said ASI Udhey Bhan and head constable Major Singh were going to handcuff the accused when he pushed them and managed to escape. However, they succeeded in nabbing him. A case under Section 224 of the IPC had been registered against him. OC

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Three booked on charge of raping minor girl

Sangrur: The police have registered a rape case against three persons on the complaint of a minor girl. The accused have been identified as Sukhi, Kaka and Goldy. As per the FIR, the victim was known to accused Sukhi, who took her outside the Dhuri city. Later, the other two accused also joined him. "All three accused allegedly raped the victim in a truck near dhaba. We are conducting raids to arrest them," said Jagbir Singh, SHO, Dhuri. TNS