Short film on female foeticide

Jalandhar: A short film on female foeticide — Kuriyan te Chiriyan — was released here as a special intiative of the Health Department. The film was released by Civil Surgeon Jalandhar Dr Balwant Singh at the auditorium of the NHS Hospital here. The CS said the film was aimed at generating awareness on the PNDT Act. There is a need to change people’s mentality for girls even in this age and the film aims at encouraging a society where girls and boys are treated as equals. Dr Raman Gupta, District Family Welfare Officer, said the film was one of the Health Department’s efforts to dispel notions regarding the birth of a girl child. TNS

Two booked for demanding dowry

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked two persons for seeking dowry and harassing their wives. According to information, Anisha Rani, daughter Surinderpal, a resident Chhangla, told the police that she got married to Vishal, a resident of Sarai Khas village. She said after the marriage, her husband allegedly started harassing her and started demanding more dowry. She said her husband threw her out of the house. In another incident, Asha Devi, a resident of Talwara, told the police that she was married to Sanjeev Kumar, a resident of Raipur Rasulpur village, Pathankot. After marriage, her husband allegedly harassed her and threw her out of the house for not fulfilling his demands. OC

Three held with illicit liquor

Hoshiarpur: The police have recovered illicit liquor from the possession of three persons. Himmat Kumar, a resident of Naloian, was held with 24 bottles of liquor by the Model Town police. The Bullowal police have arrested Suraj Kumar, alias Rana, a resident of Kalubahar, and seized 191 bottles of illicit liquor from him. The Garhshankar police reocvered 20 boxes of smuggled liquor from an MPV at a naka. The driver has been identified as Akashdeep, a resident of Mohalla Gobindpur, Phagwara. Separate FIRs have been filed against the accused. OC

Man booked for marrying again

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked a person for marrying again without giving divorce to his first wife. Deepshikha, a resident of Mohalla Shalimar Nagar, told the police that Dharminder, a resident of Kishangarh, Basant Kunj, New Delhi, had married her. She said she came to know it later that it was his second marriage and he had not divorced his first wife. Deepshikha said Dharminder harassed her after marriage and thrashed her for not bringing enough dowry. The police have registered a case against Dharminder under the relevant sections of the IPC. OC