Seven held for illegal mining in Hoshiarpur village

Hoshiarpur: The Hajipur police arrested seven accused on the charge of illegal mining and seized seven trolleys loaded with gravel. According to the information, mining officer Ajay Pandey said in his complaint that after stopping seven trolleys loaded with gravel, the drivers were asked for the documents but they could not submit anything in this regard. After this, the police registered cases against Surinder Kumar, a resident of Mehtabpur, Keshav, a resident of Amritsar, Anil Kumar, a resident of Mehtabpur, Lakhpreet Singh, Charanjit Singh, residents of Amritsar, Sarvjit Singh, a resident of Fatehgarh Choodian, Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Dala and took their trolleys in possession. Action in this regard has been taken at the Hajipur police station, registering a case under the Mining Act. OC

Protest against rising crime in city

Jalandhar: A large number of people on Wednesday gathered outside the City Police Commissionerate office to protest against the rise in criminal activities in the city. The protest was led Kishan Lal Sharma, former president, BJP Cultural Cell. He, along with members of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Smriti Manch and youth leader Ashok Sarin, submitted a memorandum to Police Commissioner Naunihal Singh against rising robbery, theft, snatching and drug abuse cases. Kishanlal said, ”There is no check on the rising criminal activities in the city. Snatching incidents have rised manifold in the city and women are feeling unsafe on roads.” TNS

Anup suicide: Bail plea rejected

Jalandhar: The court of Additional Sessions Judge on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of the accused in the Anup Pathak suicide case. The accused Amrik Singh Sandhu, Inderjit Choudhary and Ravinder Choudhary had filed the bail application on September 30. Anup Pathak (47) had reportedly committed suicide at his residence on September 28 after continuously receiving life threats from the accused, named in his four-page suicide note. tns

Three Drug smugglers held

Hoshiarpur: The Mehtiana police arrested three smugglers and recovered narcotics from them. The police recovered 42 grams of heroin from different places and arrested Manjit Singh, alias Baba, a resident of Panjoda and Jaswinder Kumar Soond. Whereas, the police have also recovered 25 grams of intoxicating powder from Nimal Jassi, a resident of Khanoda. Cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against the accused. OC

Jeweller alleges extortion call

Hoshiarpur: A city jeweller has complained to the police that he got an international call on his phone in which the caller demanded extortion money from him. The police have started investigation after registering a case under Sections 384, 506 and 511 of the IPC. An investigation has been initiated. OC