Rana Gurjeet tests positive

Jalandhar: Punjab Technical Education Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh on Saturday tested Covid positive by the district health authorities. The minister reportedly had cough and cold and got himself tested at the local Civil Hospital. The doctors have advised him to go for home quarantine and take Covid test after a week. The health teams have also taken samples of 10 employees working in the office of the minister. tns

Smuggler held with sedatives

Hoshiarpur: Model Town police station have arrested a smuggler and recovered a huge quantity of sedative capsules from him on yesterday. The accused has been identified as Omkar Chand, a resident of Sunder Nagar. He has been booked under the NDPS Act. OC

One killed in road mishap

Hoshiarpur: One person was killed after being hit by a private company bus yesterday. Dasuya police station have registered a case against the accused driver. Ajay Kumar, a resident of Sansarpur village, told the police that his father Bachan Singh was hit by a mini bus near Ghogra village. After which he took him to the hospital in Dasuya, where the doctors declared him dead. The police have registered a case against the accused driver Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Beh Fatto. OC

Two booked for stealing scooter

Hoshiarpur: Sadar police station have booked two persons for stealing a scooter from outside the hotel. Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Thathala village, told the police that he had come on his scooter to appear in an interview as a security guard in a hotel in Islamabad. When he came out after some time, he found that his scooter was missing from there. During the preliminary probe, he came to know that his scooter was stolen by Rakesh Kumar alias Raja, a resident of Delhi Gate, Hariana and Sandeep Kumar, a resident Bhikhowal Kullian. OC

Rs27K cash, gold chain snatched

Hoshiarpur: The police have registered a case against seven unidentified persons on charge of stealing cash and gold ornaments. Paramjit Singh, a resident of Mahilpur, has lodged a complaint with the police. He told that while going home, when he reached near Gondpur village, he was stopped by three people in a car on the opposite side. As he stopped, four more people came there. He said after assaulting him, the accused stole Rs 27,000 in cash, a gold chain, watch and a head phone from his car. OC

Cash stolen from golak

Hoshiarpur: The police have registered a case for stealing cash by breaking the golak (donation box) of gurdwara in Tanda Ram Sahai village. Sukhwinder Singh, granthi, said unknown thieves broke the golak, stole cash and took it away. The police have registered the case and initiated the probe. Oc

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