Briefs: Plan to rid 29 villages of waterlogging

Fazilka: The state government has drawn a pilot project to solve the issue of waterlogging in Fazilka district. Water Resources and Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal inaugurated the Suhelewal minor canal in Jalalabad on Tuesday evening to end waterlogging problem in 29 villages of the district. — OC

Duped of Rs 60 lakh, alleges travel agent

Abohar: A case has been registered at the Jawahar Nagar police station in Sriganganagar against the operator of a Chandigarh-based immigration agency and his partners for allegedly duping an immigration consultant of Rs 60 lakh by handing him "fake visas and air tickets" of Australia and Canada. Complainant Tarun Bishnoi has accused Balraj Meel of Muklana, Malshika of Hisar, Komal of Khedi Faridabad and Mohit Saharan of Sriganganagar of fraud and forgery. — OC

Bodies of woman, daughter found

Abohar: The bodies of a woman and her daughter, who had gone missing 10 days ago, have been found in a canal in Sriganganagar. Parents of the deceased woman, Vandana, blamed her in-laws for the incident and refused to cremate the body until the police arrested them. Her parents said Vandana’s in-laws used to taunt her for giving birth to a girl child. — OC

Cop slaps sarpanch, suspended

Abohar: A police official was placed under suspension and shifted to the Police Lines after Seed Farm panchayat sarpanch alleged that he was slapped by him on Tuesday evening. People held a protest outside the police post, demanding action against ASI Pappu Ram, who was posted at the City-1 police station in Abohar. — OC