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Rape victim’s family searching for justice Cong leader’s son creates ruckus on G.T. Road
Shopkeeper duped of
Rs 40,000
Trains continue to run full
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Man killed in road accident after being shot at
70-year-old dead in group clash
One arrested for duping
Woman kills herself; husband, in-laws arrested
Thousands offer namaaz at Idgah
PUDA to enquire into wall demolition
2-year-old kidnapped
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Rape victim’s family searching for justice
Jalandhar, November 4 Levelling allegations against the Sultanpur Lodhi police, parents of the victim said that instead of booking the tormentors under rape charges, the police officials were asking them to find their whereabouts and then inform the police. Narrating their woes, Balwinder Kaur, accompanied by her daughter, said she along with her two daughters were heading towards nearby fields for easing themselves on the evening of October 3 when five youngsters kidnapped her 17-year-old daughter despite all resistance. “We went to Sultanpur Lodhi police station and lodged a complaint. The police recovered our daughter from the dera of Jindar, and he along with one of his associates Kalu was arrested.” Balwinder Kaur said her daughter was subjected to medical examination, the repot for which is still awaited. She also identified three of the alleged rapists— Billa, Chaina and Jinder—in a statement to the police. But the police refused to register a case of rape against the three, she added. “When we ask the police to arrest the accused, they try to dilly-dally the matter.” Meanwhile, Harpreet Singh, DSP at Sultanpur Lodhi, said a case of kidnapping with the aim to rape has been registered on the basis of the statement made by the mother of the victim and if the medical report confirms sexual abuse, the accused would be booked for rape. He said the police was on the lookout for the remaining accused.
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Cong leader’s son creates ruckus on G.T. Road
Jalandhar, November 4 According to eye witnesses, Sumit Sahay, who claimed to be the son of a Congress leader and a ‘close associate’ of a Punjab minister from the city, hit a Maruti car near the bus stand. A child travelling in the car was injured seriously. However, instead of helping the injured, Sumit allegedly started abusing and threatening the car driver. Onlookers tried to intervene but Sumit, who was
accompanied by another person, threatened them with dire consequences. He reportedly boasted of his connections and indulged in unruly behaviour, beating up whoever tried to intervene in the high drama created by him. As Sumit’s misconduct became unbearable, the crowd blocked the traffic on the main GT Road near the bus stand. He and his companion were also manhandled. A police team, which arrived on the scene a few minutes later, also became the object of Sumit’s wrath. He allegedly misbehaved with the policemen and tried to snatch their weapons from them. Meanwhile, additional police force was rushed from a nearby police station and the jam was cleared after about half hour. Sumit and his companion, Rajan, have been arrested.
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Shopkeeper duped of
Rs 40,000
Phagwara, November 4 According to sources, the conman, aged about 30, came to the Billa General Store in the Bansanwala Bazaar here today and requested for the exchange of currency notes (of the denomination of Rs 10 and Rs 5) worth Rs 40,000. He told the shopkeeper that he needed ‘new’ currency notes for marriage purposes. Later, he requested the shopkeeper to send someone for cash collection with him to his home at Subhash Nagar as he was not carrying the cash. But on the way, he managed to give a slip to the shopkeeper’s servant who was accompanying him for cash collection. The police has registered a case of cheating.
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Trains continue to run full
Phagwara, November 4 There is not even a single vacant seat in the trains passing through the Phagwara railway station and the waiting lists are swelling everyday. Chhath Pooja is celebrated six days after Divali. Since Wednesday, all the main trains are jam-packed. According to the Railway schedule, confirmed seats will only be available after November 5. And berths on the Dhanbad Express, which starts its journey from Ferozepur, are available after November 7.
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Man killed in road accident after being shot at
Kapurthala, November 4 In the firing, Amarjeet received a bullet injury on his thigh while one bullet pierced the shoulder of his brother Kulwinder Singh. As Kulwinder Singh was rushing himself and his brother to a Kapurthala hospital, their car collided with a tractor trolley which resulted in the death of Amarjeet Singh on the spot and caused serious injuries to others, said the police. Manpreet Singh allegedly attacked the victims to avenge a scuffle he had with the three brothers sometime back.
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70-year-old dead in group clash
Bholath (Kapurthala), November 4 According to the police, Ajit Singh died while intervening in the clash that erupted during a panchayat meeting to sort out a land dispute. Sohan Singh, the son of the deceased, told the police that his neighbour Gurdev Singh along with his sons objected to the pruning of trees in front of their dera. He added that while a panchayat meeting was going on to resolve the matter, Gurdev Singh along with his sons and a relative attacked and injured his brother Dalbir Singh with sharp edged weapons. His father, Sohan Singh added, was thrown aside by Gurdev Singh when he was trying to protect Dalbir, which led to his death on the spot. The police has registered a case under Section 304, 323 and 34 of the IPC against the accused.
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One arrested for duping
Kapurthala, November 4 According to information, Atma Parkash, the accused, promised complainant Daljit Singh to send him to the United Kingdom and demanded Rs 6.5 lakh as charges. The complainant alleged that after receiving Rs one lakh, the duo sent him to Kenya where he stayed at a hotel. And while he was stuck in Kenya, the accused collected an amount of Rs 5.5 lakh from his family here on the pretext of managing his visa papers for migration to the UK, said Daljit. After receiving the full amount, the accused allegedly abandoned Daljit in Kenya. He returned to India in April. After reaching home, the complainant tried to get his money back but after getting fed up with the delaying tactics of the agents, he reported the matter to the police.
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Woman kills herself; husband, in-laws arrested
Bholath (Kapurthala), November 4 Sources said that before the incident happened, Paramjit’s husband had thrashed her. The couple had been married for six years. According to Bholath DSP Amrik Singh Powar, the victim died while she was being taken to a Jalandhar hospital. She was the mother of two sons and a daughter—all below five years of age. According to a complaint lodged by the father of deceased, Joginder Singh— a resident of Bhatoa village in Gurdaspur district— his daughter was being tortured by her husband Bhupinder Singh and her in-laws on the pretext of bringing insufficient dowry. The victim’s father said that he recently gave some cash to her daughter’s in-laws for the purchase of a motorcycle after selling three of his buffaloes.” Joginder Singh added that after an intervention by the panchayat, the couple started living separately from the family. “But atrocities on my daughter continued.” Joginder Singh alleged that his daughter was severely beaten up on the night of the incident.
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Thousands offer namaaz at Idgah
Jalandhar, November 4 Addressing the gathering, Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, Punjab Local Bodies Minister, said that the festival was a symbol of love, sacrifice, faith and communal harmony. “India is a great country as Muslims, Hindus, Christians and people of other communities not only live here in an harmonious atmosphere, but also contribute to development of the country.” Baba Kashmira Singh, chairman, SGL Trust, appealed to the people to work for the unity of the country. He also announced a grant of Rs 21,000. Others present on the occasion were chairman, Jalandhar Improvement Trust, Tejinder Bittu, commissioner, Jalandhar Municipal Corporation, S.S. Johl, president, and Muslim National Front (Punjab), Sayeed Yakub Hussain
Naqbi.
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PUDA to enquire into wall demolition
Kapurthala, November 4 According to information, residents of the Urban Estate Welfare Society complained to the officials regarding the demolition of walls around the estate built by PUDA. They alleged that the act was done by some colonisers were in the process of developing their own colonies on the adjoining land with the connivance of local PUDA officials so that they could transport sand to fill to their plots level. PUDA is said to have already employed ten security guards to protect the property.
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2-year-old kidnapped
Phagwara, November 4 As per the report lodged with the city police, one Biltu Rai, a rickshaw-puller hailing from Bhoran village in Chhapra district in Uttar Pradesh, had become friendly with the family of the kidnapped child. He allegedly took the child with him on October 30 and never came back. A case of kidnapping has been registered by the police.
— TNS
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