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Robbers strike at house, injure youth
Jalandhar, April 24
Robbers struck at a house in Garden Colony here late last night and decamped with cash and valuables worth lakhs of rupees. Threatening a youth of the house with sharp-edged weapons, they left him injured before fleeing.

Murder case solved, three held

Village woman gang-raped
Hoshiarpur, April 24
A young woman of Kahlwan village was gang-raped by four persons, including one from her village, on the evening of April 22. According to police sources, the woman, wife of Nirmal Singh (name changed), alleged that Kulwant Singh, a son of Sikander Singh of the same village, Jora singh, a son of Makhan Singh of Naushera, along with two unidentified persons bundled her into a car at Adda Dosarka and took her to some place on the evening of April 22 and gang-raped her there. After committing the crime, they threw her near a bridge at Bulhowal and sped away.

Price rise dampens poll spirit
Hoshiarpur, April 24
The recent hike in the prices of essential commodities has forced the common men to dissociate himself from the ongoing campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Instead of campaigning in favour of any of the candidate of their choice, they are worried over to run on their kitchens.

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Robbers strike at house, injure youth
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 24
Robbers struck at a house in Garden Colony here late last night and decamped with cash and valuables worth lakhs of rupees. Threatening a youth of the house with sharp-edged weapons, they left him injured before fleeing.

In his complaint to the police, victim Sunil Ghai, who had been staying at his friend’s house in the same locality for a long time, said the incident occurred last night when he returned home and three unidentified persons, already present in the house, attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. He sustained injuries.

The three overpowered him and tied his hands. They also forcibly took the keys of the almirah and decamped with gold jewellery and cash.

Sunil claimed that he managed to untie his hands and raised the alarm following which neighbours came to his rescue and rushed him to a hospital for medication.

A case has been registered at police station division 6 and further investigations are on.

Murder case solved, three held

Jalandhar, April 24
The police claims to have solved the Surjit Singh murder case with the arrest of three persons for their alleged involvement in it.

Surjit Singh of Lambra, a vegetable vendor, was found murdered near a cold store on the Meethapur road on February 10 morning. The police had found injury marks on the body.

The police has initiated investigations and found that his three friends, Kala of Bhargav Camp, Malkiat Singh of Friends Avenue, Mithapur, and Supari Lal of Nangal Krar, were accompanying Surjit that night. The police picked up the three and after questioning they revealed that they consumed liquor with Surjit. After that Kala took him to his sisiter’s house in Housing Board Colony and served him some laced drink and fled from the house after robbing Rs 3,200 from him. Two relatives of Kala, Taranjit and Gurmeet, reached there and found Surjit dead. They picked up the body and dumped in a cold store. The police has arrested Kala, Taranjit and Gurmeet and a case of murder registered against the trio at police station division 7. — TNS

Village woman gang-raped
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 24
A young woman of Kahlwan village was gang-raped by four persons, including one from her village, on the evening of April 22. According to police sources, the woman, wife of Nirmal Singh (name changed), alleged that Kulwant Singh, a son of Sikander Singh of the same village, Jora singh, a son of Makhan Singh of Naushera, along with two unidentified persons bundled her into a car at Adda Dosarka and took her to some place on the evening of April 22 and gang-raped her there. After committing the crime, they threw her near a bridge at Bulhowal and sped away.

The Bulhowal police has registered a case under sections 363, 376, 506 and 120-B of the IPC in this connection and launched a hunt for the accused.

Price rise dampens poll spirit
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 24
The recent hike in the prices of essential commodities has forced the common men to dissociate himself from the ongoing campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Instead of campaigning in favour of any of the candidate of their choice, they are worried over to run on their kitchens.

A retired principal of Government College, Pojewal, Manorma Mahindra, said that in the past, it was a common practice of the Central and state governments to control the prices of essential commodities for providing relief to the people to get votes in favour of the ruling parties. But this time, it was strange that neither the government had taken any effective steps to stabilise the prices nor any of the political party had touched this issue during elections.

She apprehended that the skyrocketing prices would cause to decline the polling percentage.

Karyana merchant Nirmal Kumar Saini said the management of Verka dairy had recently enhanced the prices of ghee from Rs 198 to Rs 205 per litre. Similarly, the prices of sugar had got up from Rs 24 to Rs 29 per kg, vegetable ghee from Rs 50 to Rs 60 per litre, mustard and other oils from Rs 55 to Rs 75 per kg, turmeric from Rs 60 to Rs 100 per kg.

The people have to shell out 20 per cent more on the purchase of pulses and 40 per cent on spices. The wheat flour was being sold at Rs 15 per kg.

The local dairy owners and halwais had also increased the prices of milk from Rs 21 to Rs 22.50 per litre and of curd from Rs 30 to Rs 34 per kg. The rates of sweets made of milk had also been increased accordingly.

Harish Saini, a social activist, said the government officials concerned had turned a blind eye to control the price hike and leaders of the ruling parties were busy in their election campaign. The rising prices of essential commodities are going to emerge as the major issue in these elections, apprehended Saini.Under these conditions how could poor men participate in the election campaign and caste their votes, he questioned.

Jalandhar Seat 16 in fray

Jalandhar, April 24
On the last day of filing nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections, the number of candidates in the fray for Jalandhar seat today reached 16. Polling in Punjab would be held on May 7 and 13.

The contestants include Congress nominee Mohinder Singh Kaypee, SAD-BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans, BSP candidate Surjeet Singh and Independents who would try their luck from this reserved seat. However, the Independent candidates are yet to receive their election symbols. — TNS

Valmiks support Cong

Jalandhar, April 24
Almost half-a-dozen associations of the Valmik Community today extended their support to Congress candidate from Jalandhar Mohinder Singh Kaypee.

Led by their chairman Amit Khosla, members of the different associations joined the Kaypee group led by his son Richy Kaypee at a city hotel. — TNS