2 held with 200 kg of poppy husk in Sangrur

Sangrur: A team of CIA arrested two persons and confiscated 200 kg of poppy husk and 4 kg of opium. CIA in charge Satnam Singh said during patrolling, the team arrested two persons from Roshanwala village and confiscated the drugs from their truck. TNS

Man gets life term for rape in Sriganganagar

Abohar: A special POCSO court in Sriganganagar on Monday sentenced an accused of abducting and raping a minor girl to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 82,000. In default of payment of fine, he will have to undergo additional punishment. TNS

Weapons seized near IB in Amritsar

Amritsar: The police in a joint operation with the BSF on Monday found eight weapons, 16 magazines and 270 live cartridges hidden in the fields across the border fence near the Amarkot border outpost. The police also rounded several suspects from border villages for questioning. The operation was carried out following a tip-off. TNS

Police seek goldsmiths’ help to nab thieves

Abohar: The police on Monday sought help from goldsmiths in busting the gang that had reportedly stolen gold and silver and lakhs of rupees in Abohar. As directed by SSP Deepak Hilory, a meeting with the members of the Swarnkar Sangh was held at Town Hall by City-1 police SHO Baljit Singh. He told the goldsmiths to cooperate in catching the anti-social elements. OC

SAD condemns AAP for church demolition

Chandigarh: The SAD on Monday condemned the AAP government in Delhi for demolishing a church in South Delhi, saying the action was reflective of the anti-minority bias of the party. In a statement, former minister Bikram Singh Majithia said be it demanding a share in the state’s river waters for Delhi and Haryana, petitioning in the court to register criminal cases against state farmers for burning stubble and even trying to force closure of the thermal plants, AAP had always pursued an anti-Punjabi agenda. TNS