Brief: Woman falls into a pit, dies

Hoshiarpur: A woman returning from work died after falling into a pit dug to lay a gas pipe. The police have registered a case against three persons of gas company. Raj Kumar, a resident of Hardokhanpur, told the police that his wife Nimon was returning from work on February 4. When she reached near a school, she slipped and fell into a pit dug to lay a gas pipe. He said no safety measures were taken by the company near the pit. He took his wife to the Civil Hospital, from where his wife was referred to a private hospital on February 21. His wife died while being taken there. Acting on the complaint, the police have started action after registering a case against Sandeep Kumar, Mishra, Shubham. oc

Man held for slavery

Phagwara: The police have arrested a Mehatpur resident on the charge of forcing children into bonded labour. The accused has been identified as Mohan Lal of Mohalla Rasulpur, Mehatpur. Sandeep Arora of Aadramaan village and state leader of the All-India Kisan Sabha, complained to the police that the accused was pushing children into bonded labour, beat them up, kept them hungry and never paid money to children. A case under Sections 3 and 14 of The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, has been registered against the accused. oc