3 booked for Rs 67-lakh fraud

Hoshiarpur: The Hariana Police have registered a case against three persons for allegedly duping a resident of Rs 67 lakh in the name of selling land. The complainant, Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Jalandhar, told the police that Kuldeep Singh and Amarinder Singh, both residents of Samrala, and Ravinder Singh, a resident of Avtarpura, allegedly cheated him of Rs 67 lakh. The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC and initiated a probe. OC

Dowry: Two persons booked

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked two persons for allegedly harassing a married woman for dowry. The victim, Kajal, a resident of Quila Barun, told the police that she got married to Ajay Kumar, a resident of Milap Nagar. She said her husband and father-in-law harassed her and threw her out of the house for not fulfilling their demands. After registering the case, the police have started probe in the matter. OC

Assault: Husband among 4 booked

Hoshiarpur: The police have registered a case against four persons for allegedly assaulting a woman. Sakshi Goyal, a resident of New Colony, told the police that her husband Ashish Goyal, brother-in-law Manish Goyal, father-in-law Anil Goyal and mother-in-law Sushma Goyal thrashed her. She said after hearing her cries, people gathered outside their house and got her admitted to the hospital. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC. OC

4 peddlers held in separate cases

Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested four peddlers and recovered huge quantity of contraband in separate cases. The Bullowal police have arrested Gurmeet Kaur, a resident of Nainowal Vaid, and recovered 25 gm of intoxicating powder from her. The Mahilpur police have recovered huge quantity of vials from Didar Singh, a resident of Kheda village. The Model Town police have arrested Manjeet Singh alias Lovely, a resident of Kheda, and recovered 20-gm intoxicating powder from his possession. The Hariana police have seized 27,000 ml liquor from Harsh Varma, a resident of Janauri. The accused have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC. OC

Two cell phone thieves arrested

Amritsar: The Amritsar police on Saturday arrested two thieves, who used to steal mobile phones from people. The accused have been identified as Harpreet Singh, alias Harman, a resident of Bhai Manjh Road and Simranpreet Singh, alias Simma, a resident of Sultanwind Road. ASI Jaspal Singh, in-charge Darshan Avenue police post, said they received a tip-off about the accused. The police kept a tab and nabbed Harpreet and Simranpreet, who were going to sell the mobile phones towards Daburji side on a bike. A case was registered. TNS