Proclaimed offender arrested in Nakodar

Nakodar: The Mehatpur police on Monday arrested a proclaimed offender (PO), who was absconding for the past four years. Nakodar ASP Vatsala Gupta said the suspect had been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Mandali village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. The suspect was wanted in a case of dowry harassment and the breach of trust. OC

Protest against Bilga police

Phillaur: Activists of the Kirti Kisan Union and the New Democracy Party on Monday staged a dharna at Nelowal chowk against the Bilga police. Addressing the protesters, party leader Santokh Singh Sandhu said the police were harassing workers of grain market by issuing traffic challans, though they had curfew passes.He said when workers came to Bilga for collecting food and for sleeping at night, the police forcibly challan them for violating the curfew norms. Station House Officer Surjit Singh Padda reached the spot and pacified the protesters. OC

Two booked for duping woman

Nakodar: The police have booked two travel agents for allegedly duping Sushma Rani, a resident of Udhowal village, of Rs 95,000 on the pretext of sending her son abroad. ASP Nakodar Vatsala Gupta said the suspects had been identified as Prem Masih of Gandharan village, and Sanjiv Kumar of Jamsher village. The victim complained to the Jalandhar (Rural) SSP that she paid Rs 95,000 to the suspects for facilitating her son’s migration abroad, but they neither send her son abroad not returned the money. She said a case had been registered against the suspects after an inquiry. OC