Four assault BKU activist in Ludhiana village, booked

Ludhiana: An activist of the Bharti Kisan Union (BKU), Gian Singh, a resident of Gopalpur Bet village, was allegedly assaulted by four persons who were miffed about a drive against drug addiction and illicit liquor launched by the BKU unit in villages. Gian told the police that the accused, identified as Jarnail Singh, Sohan Singh, Baljinder Singh Jindu and Jagmohan Singh, all residents of Chaunta village, brutally attacked him near the main gate in Dholanwal village, when he was going from Chuanta towards Dholanwal. He said when he raised an alarm, the accused fled while threatening him. The accused have been booked under Sections 323, 341 and 506 of the IPC. oc

One booked

for fraud

Ludhiana: The police have booked a person, Sukhwant Singh, a resident of Banda Bahadur Colony, near Subhash Nagar, under Sections 420 and 406 of the IPC and Section 24 of the Immigration Act on the complaint of Sunil Kumar,

a resident of Ajit Avenue, Nawanshahr. The complainant told the police that the accused had taken Rs 1,84,600 from him on the promise of procuring visa and other travel documents for going to Poland. He neither got him the visa nor did he return the money taken for the purpose. oc

Two arrested with drugs

Ludhiana: The police have arrested two persons, Lakhvir Singh and Tooti, residents of Chaunta village, who have been charged under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. The police said the duo was nabbed on a tip-off while going on a Hero Splendor motorcycle (PB 10FC 214) to sell habit-forming drugs to their customers in Miani village. Four strips of Tramadol tablets were recovered from the accused and the two-wheeler used for delivery of drugs was also seized. oc

Man arrested for gambling

Ludhiana: The police have arrested Inderpal, a resident of an area near Sabzi Mandi, Ahata Sher Jang, under Sections 13-A, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act and cash worth Rs 1,210 was recovered from him. The police said the accused was alluring public for darra-satta (gambling). oc

Youth booked for abduction

Ludhiana: The police have booked a youth, identified as Nitash Bhardwaj, a resident of Gobindpur village in Supaul district of Bihar, under Sections 363 and 366-A of the IPC after a 15-year-old migrant girl went missing from her school in Dhandari Kalan on December 23, 2021. In a complaint lodged with the police on Sunday, the mother of the missing girl expressed doubt that they had learnt that the suspect might be behind abduction of their girl on the pretext of marrying her. oc

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