Woman duped of gold bangles

Saila Khurd: An elderly woman was duped of her four gold bangles worth Rs 1.5 lakh allegedly by three car-borne women near Saila Khurd bus stand. The incident took place a few yards away from the Saila Khurd police post. The victim, a 75-year-old woman Pushpa Devi of Saila Khurd, was returning from her brother-in-law’s shop. In her statement to the police Pushpa Devi said: “A car stopped near me. A man was driving the vehicle while three women were sitting in it. One of them asked me from where they would get drinking water. The three women came down and told me that she had not recognised them and one of them hugged me. The trio then immediately left in the car. Later, I found that my four bangles were missing.” The police were investigating the matter. OC

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Home Guard jawan dies on duty

Hoshiarpur: A Home Guard jawan, on duty at an emergency ward, died of heart attack at the Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur, on Friday night. According to information, Home Guard Joginder Singh told the police that Home Guard Kulwant Singh was on duty with him on Friday night. Kulwant was stationed at the Garhshankar police station and on duty at the emergency ward at the Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital since June 1. On Friday night, at around 3 am, Kulwant said he wanted to rest for some time. Later, when he tried to wake him up after some time, he did not get up and the doctors declared him dead. According to the doctors, the cause of the death was heart attack. OC

Mobile phone snatched

Phagwara: Four unidentified miscreants attacked a Kherra Road resident, Gaurav Bhalla, with sharp-edged weapons near Model Town on Friday night. The miscreants, who came on two motorcycles snatched a mobile phone from the victim. The injured was admitted to the Civil Hospital. The police have registered a case. OC

Electronic items destroyed in fire

Nakodar: An electronic shop on the Post Office road was gutted in a fire that broke out on Saturday. The shop owner, Surindar Bansal, said the fire broke out on the third floor of the shop, which was caused by a shortcircuit, adding that electronic items worth over Rs 5 lakh was reduced to ashes in the fire which was controlled by fire tenders and residents later. OC

Rs 44K snatched from man

Phagwara: Three unidentified miscreants snatched Rs 44,000 from a Ludhiana-based resident, Davinder Singh, on Phagwara-Palahai Road here on Saturday. The victim has been working as a supervisor at Abaad Hospital, Phagwara. The miscreants managed to flee the spot. The police have registered a case under Sections 37, 9-B and 34 of the IPC. OC