Bail of 2 murder accused rejected

Hoshiarpur: Additional District and Sessions Judge Neelam Arora rejected the bail application of the accused involved in rape and murder of a 6-year-old daughter of a migrant labourer on Friday. The court, after hearing the arguments of the lawyers on Thursday, had reserved its order. Naveen Jairath, counsel for the victim informed that the bail was rejected by the court today. Pertinently, on October 21, the half burnt body of a 6-year-old daughter of a migrant worker was recovered from a cattle shed in the village. Police had booked a grandson-grandfather duo Surpreet Singh and Surjit Singh charging them of rape and murder and arrested them. OC

4 nabbed with heroin, liquor

Hoshiarpur: The district police nabbed four smugglers, including three women, and seized narcotics and liquor from them. According to information, the Mehtiana police stopped a woman riding scooter at Harta village and during search 150 gm of heroin was found from her possession. The accused has been identified as Neeta Kumari, a resident of Harta, while the Chabbewal police arrested a woman, Jindra, a resident of Nangal Kalan. The Garhdiwala police arrested Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Khurda, and seized three cases of liquor during a raid at cattle shed in Khurda village. Meanwhile, the Mukerian police also seized 16,500 ml of liquor from Krishna, a resident of Ghasitpur village. OC