23 booked for theft, molestation

Hoshiarpur: Mahilpur police on Saturday booked 23 persons, including three women, on charges of stealing cash and gold chains of a family who went to the house of one of the accused person to complain about their molestation to their family members. Sunil Kumar, a resident of Saila Khurd, has lodged a complaint with the police that his aunt’s daughter had come to buy diyas from the market on Diwali night. The accused, identified as Preetu and Arjun, residents of Saila Kalan, allegedly made obscene gestures to her. When the girl was returning home after buying things, the accused along with Kaku, alias Nitish, chased her car and after stopping her car molested her. When Sunil reached the house of the accused to complain about the said incident, the accused along with around 15 unidentified youths, allegedly dragged his aunt’s daughter and took her to their house. The complainant alleged that the accused thrashed him, stole his gold chain, two mobile phones, and Rs22,000 cash, and damaged his car. The police have registered a case. OC

36-yr-old hangs self to death

Garhshankar: A 36-year-old man of Ward No.6 in Garhshankar committed suicide by hanging himself in his house here on Sunday. In his statement given to Garhshankar police, Darshan Lal, a resident of Saroya village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, told the police that his son Mukesh Kumar (victim) was living in Ward No.6, Deep Colony, Garhshankar. Owing to some domestic problem, he committed suicide in his house. The police handed over the body to the family members after a postmortem. OC

Dowry death: Husband held

Hoshiarpur: Tanda police have arrested husband, Jagmeet Singh, and mother-in-law, Surjit Kaur, for ‘killing woman’. Jaswant Singh, a resident of Puranashala village in Gurdaspur district, told the police that his daughter, Harjinder Kaur, was married to Tahli village resident Jagmeet Singh in 2015. After marriage, her daughter’s husband and mother-in-law Surjit Kaur and brother-in-law Ranjit Singh, alias Raja, started harassing her for dowry. Jaswant alleged that the accused killed her under a conspiracy in collusion with their another relative Rinku, alias Nishan Singh, a resident of Miani, after their demand for dowry was not met. A case has been registered against the accused. OC

Man killed in road accident

Hoshiarpur: An employee of Randhawa Sugar Mill was killed in a road accident on Saturday night. Dasuya police have registered a case. Jaswant Singh, a resident of Berchha village, told the police that his son Gurdeep Singh (34) was working in Randhawa Sugar Mill. On Saturday night, when Gurdeep Singh was crossing the road, a car hit him, leaving him seriously injured. He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition where he died. The car driver fled the spot leaving the car behind. The police have registered a case. OC