One booked for duping Rs 10L

Hoshiarpur: The Tanda police have booked a person for duping a man on the pretext of sending him abroad. Gagan Kumar of Ahiyapur village told the police that the accused Sarabjit Singh of Jalalpur village took Rs10 lakh from him but he neither sent him abroad nor returned his money. The police have registered a case under Sections 420 and 406 of the IPC and 24 of the Immigration Act. OC

Man booked for seeking dowry

Hoshiarpur: The city police have booked a man for harassing his wife for allegedly demanding more dowry. Raman of the local Railway Road said she was married to Manjit Singh of Faridkot district. She said after marriage her husband started harassing her for more dowry. He even threw her out of the house. The police have registered a case under Section 498-A, 406 of the IPC. OC

Man hurt in road accident dies

Hoshiarpur: A person who was injured in a road accident died on Tuesday. Ajit Shah of Kantian village lodged a complaint saying that his co-worker, Ajay Kumar was going to his house on foot, when a vehicle passing by hit him. Ajay was admitted to a hospital, where he died during treatment. The police have registered a case against accused driver Rajesh Kumar of Nai Abadi. OC

Two held with illicit liquor

Hoshiarpur: The Sadar police have arrested Sahil of Bajwara and recovered 9,000 ml liquor from him. Similarly, the Hariana police have recovered 45,000 ml liquor from Chotala of Paramjit Singh, alias Pamma. The accused have been booked under the Excise Act. OC

Intoxicants seized, 3 held

Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested three smugglers and recovered huge quantity of intoxicants from them. The police of Garhdiwala police station arrested Hardeep Singh of Galowal, and recovered 42-gm intoxicating powder from him. The Mahilpur police arrested Pradeep Kumar, alias Manga, and Jatinder Kumar, alias Tajinder, alias Buta, residents of Nagdipur, and recovered a huge quantity of sedative capsules from them. The accused have been booked under the NDPS Act. OC

Drug supplier held in phagwara

Phagwara: The CIA staff police arrested a drugs supplier identified as Naveen Kumar of NRI Colony, Phagwara, and recovered 50-gm heroin, a weighing scale, 12 intoxicating injections and Rs6.08lakh drug money from him. SSP Kapurthala Harkamalpreet Singh said the suspect was nabbed at a checkpoint, when he was on an Activa. He said the accused was involved in supplying drugs in and around Phagwara after purchasing it at cheaper rates from his accomplice Bhana, who was still at large. The accused was produced before the judicial magistrate, who sent him in police custody for further interrogation. OC