Phagwara: The police have arrested a youth Paras of Jagat Ram Soond colony, Phagwara, and recovered six gram of heroin from his possession on Thursday night.The accused was apprehended when a patrol party was conducting surveillance and checking of suspicious persons on the Hoshiarpur-Phagwara road, Phagwara. A case under NDPS Act has been registered. oc
Two booked for visa fraud
Phagwara: On the complaint of Jarnail Singh of Badli village (Lohian), the police have registered a case against Balwinder Singh of Nurmahal and Kulwinder Singh of Lohian in an immigration fraud case. The complainant alleged that the accused collected Rs 5 lakh on the pretext of sending his son Kamalpreet Singh to the US. The police found that the accused had allegedly promised to facilitate the victim’s travel to the US and dishonestly obtained money from the family. oc
Man booked for rash driving
Phagwara: The police have booked a Nurmahal village bus driver on charges of causing death by negligence, rash driving on public road and mischief. The accused has been identified as Harjot Singh of Ramwal village. Baljindar Singh of Sherpur Tyba village in Moga complained to the police that the accused was driving his bus negligently and fast and hit motorcyclist Sandip, resulting in his death. oc
2 arrested for wheat bag theft
Phagwara: The police have arrested two persons and booked two others for stealing wheat bags from a store. The accused have been identified as Satnam Singh of Mundi Sheharian village and Sarabjit Singh of Mehraj Wala village. Kulwant Singh of Mehraj Wala village told the police that the accused and their two other accomplices stole 38 bags of wheat from his store. oc
Man arrested under NDPS Act
Phagwara: The Nurmahal police have arrested a person for selling intoxicating tablets. As many as 25 tablets were recovered from the possession of the accused Sarabjit Singh of Mohalla Kacha Pakka Vehara, Nurmahal.A case has been registered under the NDPS Act against the accused. oc
Woman held for selling liquor
Phagwara: The police arrested a woman on the charge of selling illicit liquor. As many as 20 bottles were seized from accused Satnam Kaur of Ismailpur village. A case has been registered against the accused. oc
