Two killed in road accident

Hoshiarpur: Two persons died in a road accident on Tuesday on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road while a woman along with her two children were injured. Navjot Kaur, wife of Paramjit Singh, a resident of Rahon Road, Ludhiana, told the police that she was going to Anandpur Sahib in an auto along with her husband and two children. Satnam Singh was also with them. She told the police that when they reached near Adda Handowal, a truck hit the autorickshaw. Her husband and Satnam Singh were crushed under the truck while she got injured along with her two children. The police have registered a case against the accused driver Pawan Kumar of Kathua.

Two booked for duping

Hoshiarpur: The police have booked two persons for cheating in the name of sending a person abroad. Deepak Sharma, a resident of local Mohalla Maharaj Ranjit Singh Nagar, told the police that he and Manish Verma were promised to be sent to New Zealand. On this pretext, accused travel agent Jagveer Singh, a resident of Phagwara, and Aniket Anand, a resident of Chaura Bazar, Ludhiana, allegedly cheated him of Rs 2.10 lakh. The police have started further proceedings after registering the case.