Man held for sodomising six-year-old boy

Gurugram

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a six-year-old boy on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Deepak (29), was produced in a local court, which sent him to judicial custody. The accused runs a shop in Sector 9 here. He called the boy, who lives in the same locality, to his shop on the pretext of playing PUBG and allegedly committed the crime. The accused has been booked under the POCSO Act. He has reportedly confessed to his crime. oc

Chandigarh
Post of ‘numberdar’ to stay, says Dushyant

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has announced that the post of ‘numberdars’ would not be abolished. Besides, the ‘numberdars’ would be given honorarium on a fixed date of every month. All ‘numberdars’ have been linked to the Ayushman Bharat scheme by the state government and soon, smartphones would also be given to them for accelerating the work and connecting them digitally to the welfare schemes. TNS

Karnal
4 injured in firing incident

Four people received injuries when some unidentified persons opened fire at Arjun Nagar in Kaithal city late on Tuesday night. The miscreants also attacked the families of the victims. The reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, but the police suspect it to be the result of some old enmity. Six persons have been booked. TNS

Ambala
Squadron Leader sent to police custody

The Squadron Leader, who was arrested by Ambala police after his wife Lieutenant Sakshi (29) allegedly died by suicide at her service quarters in Ambala Cantonment on Monday, was produced before a court today which sent him to one-day police remand. TNS

Chandigarh
Youth Cong poll schedule out

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja today announced elections for Indian Youth Congress (IYC) in the state. Holding a press conference on Wednesday, she informed that the nomination process would start from June 24 and would continue till June 30. TNS

Ambala
Infant, found abandoned in field, dies

A newborn baby girl, who was found abandoned in a field of Bhareri Khurd village on Wednesday, died at the Civil Hospital, Ambala City, during treatment. TNS

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