Brief: Teenager dies of electrocution

Phagwara: A 17-year-old boy electrocuted in Kottrani village on Tuesday. The deceased Sonu Kumar, who ran a grocery shop in the village, was doing tiles fitting work when he accidentally came in contact with an electricity wire. Family members rushed him to hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival. The incident cast a pall of gloom over his family and the entire village. oc

Man, wife booked for Rs 42L fraud

Hoshiarpur: The police have registered a case against three persons on the allegation of cheating on the pretext of sending to a man to Australia. Amrik Singh of village Kukar Mazra had lodged a complaint with the SSP that Sanjeev Kumar of village Bhamiyan, along with his wife Megha and Hardeep Singh Poliyan, of Begowal, Kapurthala, had cheated him of Rs 42 lakh in the name of sending him to Australia. oc

3 arrested for murder bid

Phagwara: The Shahkot police have arrested three persons, including two women, on the charges of murder bid and dowry harassment. The accused have been identified as Harpreet Kaur and Samayal of Danewal village and their brother Aniket Baba Bagu of Gillan village. Prabhjot Kaur of Eeda village had complained to the police that the accused and their accomplices tortured her for dowry. She had said the accused gave her intoxicating tablets and toutored her. oc

2 arrested for kidnapping girl

Phagwara: The police have arrested two youths for kidnapping a girl. The accused has been identified as Sahil, alias Gaddu, of Padda Colony, Lohian Khas, and Sagar Singh, a resident of Faridkot. The mother of the victim had complained to the police that the accused had kidnapped her daughter from her college on August 10. oc

Man arrested for selling liquor

Phagwara: The police have arrested a villager on the charge of selling illicit liquor. Fifty bottles of illicit liquor were recovered from the possession of the accused Amarjit Singh of Bhode village. A case was registered under Section 61/1/14 of the Punjab Excise Act against the accused. oc

2 women held under NDPS Act

Phagwara: The Nakodar police have arrested two women on the charge of selling intoxicating tablets. Sixty tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused Kanta of Pati Takhar Shankar village and her daughter Gagan. oc

Man nabbed with heroin

Phagwara: The police intercepted a young man attempting to carry narcotics. The incident took place in Kapurthala, where an ASI officer noticed suspicious activity and promptly took action. The officer recovered 6 gram of heroin from the suspect Krishan Vashi. oc