Briefly: Villagers booked for farm fires

The police have booked three villagers for burning paddy stubble. Phagwara SP Gurpreet Singh Gill said the suspects had been identified as Gurdip Singh of village Gandhwan (Phagwara), Palwinder Singh of village Ranipur and one unknown person of Pandori. Gill said the police received a satellite report on WhatsApp on paddy burning fields in these villages. They reached the spot and saw paddy stubble burning fields. They enquired about the owner from prominent persons who verified the suspect.

Govt officer run over by train

Jalandhar resident Sewa Ram (59), working as Assistant Commissioner in the Customs Department, was reportedly run over by a train on the Phagwara-Jalandhar rail section on Sunday. He was measuring land around railway lines. As he was busy on his mobile, he could not notice a coming train and was hit by it. The Government Railway Police has registered a case and handed over the body to family members after post-mortem examination.

2 travel agents booked for duping

The police have booked two travel agents for allegedly duping a Nakodar villager of Rs 58.15 lakh on the pretext of sending him and his family abroad. The accused have been identified as Harwindar Singh of Chak Kalan village and Balwindar Singh Bhatiaof Pasham Vihar, Delhi. Hardev Singh of Ramuwal village in Mehatpur complained to the police that he paid Rs 58.15 lakh to the accused for facilitating his and his family's migration abroad but neither he, nor his family was sent abroad. A case has been registered against them.

Woman fined for farm fire

The police have booked a woman for burning paddy stubble fields. The suspect has been identified as Amarjit Kaur of Mehmuwal village. Nakodar SDM Lal Vishwas directed the police that suspect burnt paddy stubble in her village, violating an order by the Jalandhar DC. She was fined Rs 2,500.

Couple held in dowry case

The police have arrested Resham Lal of Tahli village in Nakodar and his wife Manjit Kaur on the charges of dowry harassment and assault. Joti of Seechewal village had complained to the police that she was being tortured for dowry ever since her marriage in 2023 and beaten up by in-laws. A case was registered against their son too.

Child marriage stopped

Hoshiarpur: Child Development Project Officer-cum-Child Marriage Prevention Officer Ravinder Kaur said on October 30, a case of child marriage came to her notice. An attempt was made to marry a 15-year-old girl forcibly. She was informed about this by the head teacher of the girl's school. On receiving information, she rescued the girl with the help of police.