Four booked under NDPS Act

Phagwara: The Shahkot police have booked four miscreants under the NDPS Act and Arms Act. Investigating officer (IO) and Talwandi Sanghera police post in charge Buta Ram said the suspects had been identified as Sukhpreet Singh, alias Sukha, Akashdeep, alias Musa, residents of Nihalu Wal village, Baljinder Singh, alias Jasan, a resident of Talwandi Butian village, and Hardeep Singh, a resident of Rajatal in Amritsar district. The IO said the police got a tip-off that the suspects had illegal firearms and were selling heroin. A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered against the suspects. Raids are being conducted to nab them. OC

Woman hangs self to death

Phagwara: A newly married woman reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house in Onkar Nagar, Phagwara. The deceased, identified as Varsha Mishra, a resident of Bihari, was married to Ravi Mishra last year. The woman’s family alleged that Varsha was being tortured physically and mentally by her in-laws and was forced to take extreme step to end her life. The police registered a case and handed over the body to her family members after the post-mortem examination. OC

Couple among 3 booked for fraud

Phagwara: The Lohan Khas police have booked three travel agents, including a couple, for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of sending her abroad. Investigating officer (IO) Kashmir Singh said the suspects had been identified as Vikas Thakur, a resident of Har Gobind Nagar, Jalandhar, his wife Deeksha Thakur and his brother Rahul Thakur. Harpreet Kaur, a resident of Gidarr Pindi village, complained to the Jalandhar (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) that she paid Rs 18 lakh to the suspects to facilitate her migration to Canada. The suspects neither sent her abroad, nor returned the money. The IO said a case under Sections 406 (breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) had been registered against the suspects.