Brief: Man dies in road accident

Phagwara: A man lost his life in a road accident near the Satnampura flyover in Phagwara following a collision between a motorcycle, a scooter and a truck. Daljit Rai of Nathuwal village reported that the deceased Amritpal Singh of the same village, was riding his motorcycle when the accident occurred. As he was going on the flyover, a scooter allegedly coming from the wrong side struck his vehicle, causing him to fall on the road. In the impact, a truck moving alongside ran over him. He was immediately rushed to DMC Hospital in Ludhiana, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The police have registered a case against a youth, the alleged scooter rider. oc

2 arrested for scooty theft

Phagwara: Kulvir Singh of Vikas Nagar, Phagwara has reported that on September 29, around 12:30 pm, he had gone to HDFC Bank, Phagwara, for urgent work and, upon returning, discovered that his scooter was missing. The vehicle is a grey scooty (PB09 AA 8665). The complainant stated that despite extensive searches, the vehicle could not be located. However, during investigation, police found evidence pointing towards Gulshan Kumar and Rajiv Kumar residents of Jalandhar, as being responsible for the theft. A case has been registered against both accused, who have also been arrested. oc

2 arrested for liquor peddling

Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested a villager on the charge of smuggling liquor. Four bottles of liquor were seized from the possession of the accused identified as Lucki of Rishi Nagar. A case under Sections 61/1/14 of the Punjab Excise Act has been registered against the accused, who was released on bail. The Lohian Khas police arrested Nirmal Singh, a resident of Badali village, with nine bottles of liquor and released him on bail. oc

Two booked

for assault

Hoshiarpur: The Bilga police have booked two villagers on the charge of assaulting a co-villager. The accused have been identified as Lovpreet Singh and Kamaljit Singh, both residents of Ramewal village. Avtar Singh, a resident of the same village, complained to the police that the accused barged into his house, attacked and threatened him. oc

'Drug peddler' arrested

Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested a person on the charge of selling intoxicating tablets. As many as 27 intoxicating tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused identified as Gopi of Mohlala Guru Nanak Pura. A case has been registered . oc