Two killed in road accidents

Hoshiarpur: Two people died in different accidents on Wednesday. According to information, Harvinder Singh, a resident of Guga Patti village, lodged a complaint with the police that his brother Kuldeep Singh was heading towards the village on a two-wheeler. He said when his brother reached near Hariana, a car hit him. He took his brother to the Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. The police have booked car driver Basant Singh. In another case, Sarvjit Singh, a resident of Rampur Bildon village, told the police his brother Balveer Singh Biri was bringing goods on a tractor-trailer. He said a stray cattle came in front of his brother’s vehicle due to which it overturned. OC

Train services resume in dist

Jalandhar: The Indian Railways on Wednesday resumed train services after members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee lifted their blockade from the tracks. After all rail lines got cleared, the trains chugged past the city and cantt railway stations as per their routine timetable. As many as 1,000 trains had got affected with some getting cancelled and others short-terminated across various parts of Punjab. The officials said Amritsar-bound Paschim Express was the first train to arrive in Jalandhar. TNS

Youth booked for luring minor

Hoshiarpur: The Garhshankar police have booked a youth on the charge of luring a minor girl on the pretext of marriage. A migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh told the police that he lived on a tubewell with his family and another person named Raj Kumar. He alleged that Raj lured his minor daughter on the pretext of marriage. OC

Three held with 55 gm- heroin

Hoshiarpur: The police have arrested three peddlers and recovered 55-gm heroin in different cases. According to information, the Model Town police have arrested two smugglers near Bassi Jana village and recovered 25 gm of heroin from them. The accused have been identified as Harjit Kumar, a resident of Harijan Colony, Hoshiarpur, and Trilok Singh, a resident of Dala, Amritsar. In another case, the Bullowal police have arrested Amrik, a resident of Randhawa Barota, with 30-gm heroin. OC

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