Phagwara: Man duped of Rs 54L, 3 booked

Phagwara: On a complaint lodged by Amritpal Singh, a resident of Saprod village, the Sadar police have registered a case against three women, including mother-daughter duo, on the charges of duping the complainant of Rs 54 lakh on the pretext of sending and settling him abroad. The suspects were identified as Harman Preet Kaur, her mother Jasbir Kaur and another woman Asha Rani, all residents of Pasla village. The complainant told the police that the suspects neither sent him abroad nor returned his money. A probe has been initiated into the matter. No arrest has been made yet. oc

Two booked for usurping property

Phagwara: On a complaint lodged by Arjun Bhanot, a resident of Hadiabad, the police have registered a case against Tara Singh Nagar, and Parminderpal Singh Bedi, both residents of Jalandhar, on the charge of illegally occupying property of the complainant after preparing fake documents. The police are investigating the matter. oc

65-year-old man goes missing

Phagwara: A 65-year-old man has been missing for the last five days. Investigating officer (IO) Sukhdev Singh said the missing person was identified as Jarnail Singh, a resident of Sardar Wala village. The IO said Jarnail went to a private clinic in Jalandhar for a check up on July 22, but did not return home. The IO said a missing report had been registered in this connection. oc

50-yr-old man dies by suicide

Phagwara: An auto-rickshaw driver reportedly hanged himself from a tree at the cremation ground in Pasla village near Goraya on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sukhwinder Pal (50) of Pasla village. He was living with his in-laws at Behram village near Phagwara for a long time. He used to drive three-wheeler in Ludhiana. The police registered a case and sent the body to the civil hospital for an autopsy. oc

House burgled in Chahal Nagar

Phagwara: Thieves struck at the house in Chahal Nagar here on Saturday. House owner Uttam Chand and his wife Anita told the police that they were away to work when the burglary took place. Burglars entered the house after breaking locks and took away household goods including ornaments worth Rs 1 lakh. The police registered a case in this connection. oc

Two booked for cheating

Phagwara: The Mehatpur police have booked a father-son duo on the charge of cheating. Investigating Officer (IO) Davinder Singh said the suspects were identified as Hardev Singh of Aadramaan village and his son Kuljt Singh. Baljit Singh of Aadramaan village complained to the police that the suspects prepared fake documents of his 5.5 acres land and got its mutation transferred in their names by impersonating him. Baljit said the suspects also mortgaged the land with a bank and took loan. The IO said a case was registered against the suspects after conducting an inquiry. OC

Blood Bank to be made operational

Phagwara: The apheresis machine required to separate blood cells is not working well at the Civil Hospital though over 400 patients are examined and treated daily here. Moreover, the operation of Blood Bank at the Civil Hospital has been lying suspended for the last many months with people depending on a private Blood Bank being run by an NGO, headed by philanthropist Kuldip Sardana. Meanwhile, Civil Surgeon, Kapurthala, Dr Surinderpal Kaur visited the Civil Hospital a few days back and inspected the functioning of the hospital to assess the exact situation, shortage of medical and para-medical staff and assured to make the blood bank operational before August 15.