2 drug peddlers in police net

Phagwara: The Mehat Pur police have arrested two drug peddlers, including a woman, on the charge of selling heroin and intoxicant tablets. The suspect has been identified as Gurcharan Singh, alias Raju, a resident of Rai Pur Arayian village. SHO Jatinder Kumar said 200 grams of heroin and Rs 1.5 lakh drug money were recovered from his possession. The SHO said a case under the NDPS Act had been registered against the suspect. The car in which he was travelling with the contraband had been impounded. In another case, the police arrested a woman drug peddler, identified as Manjit Kaur, alias Manjita, a resident of Gatti Jhatta village falling under the Dharam Kot police station in Moga, and presently living at Gounsu Wal village, with 210 intoxicant tablets. OC

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Woman fails to appear in court

Phagwara: The Bilga police have booked a woman proclaimed offender (PO) for not appearing in the court. SHO Mohinder Pal said the accused had been identified as Kamaljit Kaur, alias Rekha, a resident of Meon Wal village. The SHO said Phillaur Judicial Magistrate First Class Sukhman Deep Singh had ordered that the accused be declared a proclaimed offender in a case and should be booked under Section 174-A of the IPC. The SHO said a case had been registered and further investigation had been handed over to Assistant Sub-Inspector Kulwinder Singh. OC

Man booked for rash driving

Phagwara: The Lohian Khas police have booked a car driver on the charge of rash driving, endangering life and mischief. Investigating officer (IO) Govinder Singh said the suspect had been identified as Dharam Pal Singh, a resident of Sangrur district. Santokh Singh, a resident of Burj Mohamad village in Ferozepur, complained to the police that the suspect, who was driving his car (PB-13-BG-9435) in a negligent manner, hit his motorcycle near Kara Ram Singh village on September 14. His son Partik Singh suffered serious injuries. The IO said a case under Sections 279, 337, 338 and 427 of the IPC had been registered. OC

Negligent driving: driver booked

Phagwara: The Nakodar city police have booked an unidentified driver on the charge of causing death by negligence. Investigating officer Hans Raj said the police found an unidentified body near a marriage palace on the Malsian road on November 2. The deceased was knocked down by an unidentified vehicle. The IO said a case under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and further probe was on into the case. OC

For a brighter Diwali: A woman prepares traditional earthen lamps ahead of Diwali in Jalandhar. Sarabjit Singh