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Engineering student run over by truck
Pathankot, May 24
A youth studying in Australia was crushed to death by a truck after he indulged in a brawl with its driver. Vikram Saini (24), a resident of Kotli village, about 10 km from here, had a narrow escape when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a truck on the Pathankot-Amritsar highway near Kotli.

Man dies in ‘police custody’
Tarn Taran, May 24
Harjit Singh, a member of the Dalit community and a resident of Sankattra village, 45 km from here, allegedly died in police custody today. The Khalra police has registered a case under Section 306 of the IPC against Tarsem Singh of Palopatti village. Gurjit Singh, SHO, Khalra, told this correspondent that Harjit consumed some poisonous substance in front of the gate of the police post.

Engineering student run over by truck
Bharat Bhushan Dogra

Pathankot, May 24
A youth studying in Australia was crushed to death by a truck after he indulged in a brawl with its driver. Vikram Saini (24), a resident of Kotli village, about 10 km from here, had a narrow escape when the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a truck on the Pathankot-Amritsar highway near Kotli.

Vikram stopped his bike in front of the truck and advised the driver to drive carefully on the highway. However, the truck driver, allegedly, crushed him to death under his truck and fled. 

Perturbed at the incident, residents of Kotli and nearby villages gathered at the spot and staged a dharna seeking arrest of the truck driver. The residents were demanding registration of a murder case against the truck driver. 

However, the police booked the truck driver under Section 304 of the IPC. The villagers lifted the dharna after DSP PS Virk assured them to investigate the matter. 
Vikram, an engineering student in Australia, had returned home only a few days ago and was scheduled to join his classes in Australia next month.

Man dies in ‘police custody’ 

Tarn Taran, May 24
Harjit Singh, a member of the Dalit community and a resident of Sankattra village, 45 km from here, allegedly died in police custody today. 

The Khalra police has registered a case under Section 306 of the IPC against Tarsem Singh of Palopatti village. Gurjit Singh, SHO, Khalra, told this correspondent that Harjit consumed some poisonous substance in front of the gate of the police post. He was rushed to Sukhman Hospital, Bhikhiwind, where he died. 

The SHO said that Harjit was to be produced before the police by the village sarpanch. However, Chaman Lal Darajke, leader of the Dehati Mazdoor Sabha, alleged that Harjit was in police custody for the past three days. Today, he was being brought to the Khalra police station where he consumed some poisonous substance. Darajke has demanded a high-level probe into the matter. — OC