Minor girl kidnapped from Moga village

Moga: A 16-year old girl was allegedly kidnapped from the district's Badhni Kalan village. On the complaint of girl's father Balvir Singh, a case under Sections 363 and 366A, IPC, was registered against the accused, Najar Singh, of the same village. Hunt is on to trace the girl. tns

Drug peddler arrested

Moga: The police have arrested a drug peddler, Paramjit Singh of Maseetan village, from the city and recovered 150-gm opium from him. A case under Sections 18, 61 and 85, IPC, has been registered against him at the Moga City-II police station. tns

3 of family die in mishap

Fatehgarh Sahib: Sandeep Khanna of Chandigarh, his sister Rakhi of Mohali and her daughter Sanaya (7) died after a speeding car coming from the wrong side collided with their scooter on Sirhind-Chandigarh Road late Sunday night. The car and its driver Vishwas Kohli of Mandi Gobindgarh, who was drunk, is in custody. oc

Lawyers strike work

Fazilka: Members of the District Bar Association abstained from work on Monday to protest the registration of a criminal case against three advocates, including the president, secretary and a member of the Abohar Bar Association on August 1. The strike shall continue on Tuesday as well. oc

BSF cycle rally heads to Attari

Abohar: To commemorate the golden jubilee of the BSF artillery unit set up in October 1971, 80 jawans, set out on a 2,500-km cycle rally, will celebrate Independence Day by reaching the Attari-Wagah checkpost on August 15. The BSF has started 2 cycle rallies one each from Srinagar and Bhuj. oc

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