Jalandhar, March 31
In a gory incident, unidentified assailants brutally stabbed to death a seven-year-old boy and grievously hurt his two-year-old sister in broad daylight in the posh Cool Road locality here today.

The deceased, identified as Sonu, is a son of a driver. His sister Nisha has been admitted to a hospital where she is struggling for life. According to sources, Rangi Lal was residing in a one-room rented accommodation in the locality with his wife, a domestic help, and his two kids.

The children used to stay back at home as their parents were working, added sources.

The murder came to light today afternoon, when at around 1:30 pm, one Arinde, who lives in a room adjacent to Rangi Lal’s accommodation, came back from work and noticed Sonu lying in a pool of blood.

There were stab injuries all over his body. His sister Nisha, who was also stabbed in the abdomen, was lying nearby.

Arinde raised an alarm and the police was informed. Nisha was shifted to the civil hospital, where her condition is stated to be critical.

Top police authorities, including Gaurav Yadav, Commissioner of Police, Arun Pal Singh, ACP, Rajpal Singh Sandhu, ADCP (Crime), rushed to the crime site after receiving the information.

A team of forensic experts and dog squad were also summoned.

They were at the spot searching for clues till late evening.

ACP (Crime) Rajpal Sandhu said that the attack seems to be a fallout of some personal enmity. “Robbery doesn’t look like the reason behind the attack. The brutality with which the boy has been killed and the girl stabbed clearly indicates the intention of revenge behind the attack,” he said.

The police has also questioned the neighbours and some other close friends and relatives of Rangi Lal’s family, added Sandhu.

However, the family has not raised suspicion on anybody. A case has been registered under Sections 302 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code against unidentified persons. The murder has shocked the city residents, who are worried over their safety.

Hoshiarpur, March 31
Old enmity between Jatinder Singh and Lucky Nahar, Satnam Singh and Harjinder Singh, all of Chanota, has led to the murder of the former at Dasuya, 40 km from here, last evening. According to police sources, Jatinder was seriously wounded when Lucky Nahar along and his accomplices assaulted him with sharp-edged weapons at Miani Road, Dasuya. Jatinder was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Dasuya, where he died last evening.

The Dasuya police has registered a case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.

The sources said there was some dispute between the deceased and the accused due to which a brawl took place between them earlier and a case was pending in the court in this connection.

Meanwhile, inhabitants of Chanota village today blocked vehicular traffic and staged a demonstration after placing the body of Jatinder Singh on the road at Dasuya on the Jalandhar-Pathankot road from 11.30 am to midday today. They were demanding the arrest of the murderers of Jatinder Singh.

Later, the SHO, Dasuya, intervened and on his assurance that the accused would be arrested by tomorrow, they lifted the blockade and the traffic was resumed. Later, they kept the body of Jatinder Singh in a private mortuary at Dasuya. — TNS

Tarn Taran, March 31
Dr Rakesh Trahan and his wife Dr Preeti Trehan, running Trehan Nursing Home in border township of Patti, along with a pharmacist, Sarabjit Kaur, have been booked for violating the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act-1971 by the Patti police.

Sources said here yesterday that an ultrasound test was conducted on Rajwinder Kaur of Paringari village of Patti, who was pregnant for 12 to 13 weeks, at Trehan Nursing Home in violation of the MTP Act. She was told that she was carrying a female foetus. The foetus was aborted on March 19 by Sarabjit Kaur, a pharmacist of the CHC , Gandiwind Dhattal.

A team of the Health Department officials, under the supervision of Dr Surjit Singh Cheena, District Health and family Welfare Officer, investigated the matter and found all the three guilty. The team found no record of the ultrasound test of Rajwinder Kaur.

The team of the Health Department went to the nursing home to seal the untrasound machine on Tuesday but was maltreated by supporters of the doctor couple. The accused have been absconding.

Pathankot, March 31
The police unearthed a spurious desi ghee-manufacturing unit here today and seized stocks of spurious desi ghee and articles used in its manufacturing.

Naresh Dogra, DSP, said after getting a tip-off about the preparation of spurious desi ghee, the police raided the shop-cum unit, M/S JB Manga Ram, situated at the busy market of the Post Office chowk and seized 264 tin containers of 0.5 kg each (about 125 kg) of the spurious desi ghee. The containers carried labels of a few reputed desi ghee-manufacturing companies.

During the raid the police arrested Jagdish Kumar and Ravi Kumar from the spot while they were manufacturing spurious desi ghee. The modus operandi of manufacturing spurious desi ghee was filling empty containers by mixing a refined oil with a small quantity of desi ghee and some chemicals.

He said the samples of the desi ghee had been sent for analysis. A case under Sections 420, 467,468 and 471 of the IPC was registered. The accused were produced in the local court, which remanded them in police custody for a day.