Woman's body found dumped

Jalandhar: Body of an unknown woman was found abandoned on the Jalandhar-Phagwara railway tracks under suspicious circumstances, near Chahedu village in Phagwara. The body was spotted by some locals on Sunday evening. As per the reports, it was thrown at a distance of nearly two feet from the railway tracks. The cops said it was difficult to ascertain whether it was an accident or a murder, however, bruises on the body indicated towards murder. ASI Gurbhej Singh, in-charge Railway Police Chowki, Phagwara, further stated that the woman appeared to be in her late twenties. Following initial investigations, the body was sent to the Civil Hospital. If the deceased remain unidentified for 72-hours, the body would be cremated after post-mortem. The police have started the investigation. TNS

Three held with intoxicants

Hoshiarpur: The district police have arrested three smugglers, recovering intoxicants from them on Sunday evening. According to the information, the Bullowal police have recovered 42 grams of intoxicating powder from Barial village resident Divir Singh and Pandori Fangude village resident Rajinder Singh. Also, the Hariana police have arrested Karan, alias Kanna, a resident of Kashmiri Mohalla, Hariana and recovered 55 grams of intoxicating powder from him. Separate cases under the NDPS Act have been registered against the accused. OC

District reports three new cases

Jalandhar: Three new Covid cases were reported in Jalandhar on Monday. The Covid tally reached 63,517 in the district. No new Covid death was reported, with which the toll stands at 1,499. As many as 61,979 persons have recovered from Covid in the district, while the number of active cases in Jalandhar is 39. Of the 18,42,583 samples collected in the district so far, 17,05,379 samples have tested negative. The results of as many as 491 samples is still awaited. No new case, death in Kapurthala: No new Covid case was reported in Kapurthala on Monday and the tally remained at 17,869. No death from Covid was reported either. TNS

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