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24 booked for attacking Powercom official
Tarn Taran, June 29
The police has booked 24 members of Zamhoori Kisan Sabha, Punjab, for allegedly attacking Er Gursharan Singh Khehra, Additional Superintendent Engineer, Powercom, of the local suburban division in his office here today.

21-year-old dies of drug overdose
Jalandhar, June 29
A 21-year-old youth of Chawani Mohalla, Ludhiana, reportedly died of drug overdose at a petrol pump located on the busy GT Road near Kartarpur, last night.

4-year-old raped
Pathankot, June 29
A 4 year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man at Narot Mehra village today. DSP PS Virk said the accused, identified as Prabh Dyal Singh, is absconding. Child’s mother Pari Roshan Din found her unconscious on a roadside. The girl has been admitted to the Civil Hospital. The accused was addicted to drugs, it is learnt.The police has booked Prabh under Sections 363 and 376 of the IPC.

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24 booked for attacking Powercom official
Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, June 29
The police has booked 24 members of Zamhoori Kisan Sabha, Punjab, for allegedly attacking Er Gursharan Singh Khehra, Additional Superintendent Engineer, Powercom, of the local suburban division in his office here today.

The organisation members staged a dharna in front of the office of Er Khehra. They alleged that the official attacked a worker of the organisation when he had gone to discuss problems related to the farmers.

Pargat Singh Jamarai, state leader of the ZKS, has alleged that the farmer Manjit Singh was assaulted by the officer in his office.

Jagjit Singh Suchu, Deputy Chief Engineer of the local circle of Powercom, in his complaint to the district police, alleged that a farmer Manjit Singh of Kot Mohammad Khan village who alongwith other members of the ZKS forcibly entered in the office of Er Khehra allegedly threatened if the official failed to regularise the tubewell connection in his fields.

Suchu alleged that the workers of the ZKS also threatened Er Khehra to frame him in some false case on the basis of a fake Medico Legal Report.

ZKS members lifted the dharna after DSP of the local sub division, Daljit Singh Dhillon, assured him that action would be taken against the Powercom official after receiving MLR.

Dr Satnam Singh Ajnala, state president of ZKS, in a statement issued here today warned the administration that if the police failed to keep its promise, a protest will be held on July 3 in front of the Powercom office.

21-year-old dies of drug overdose
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 29
A 21-year-old youth of Chawani Mohalla, Ludhiana, reportedly died of drug overdose at a petrol pump located on the busy GT Road near Kartarpur, last night.

Rahul (21) who was accompanying his friends - Rash Pal of Phagwara and Gursimran from Ludhiana - reportedly took drugs at a dhaba near Dhilwan following which his health started deteriorating.

The trio had been to Jalandhar to meet their friend but took a round up to Dhilwan. The fuel tank of their car ran dry while they were on way back to Jalandhar after taking the drugs.

Sources in the police revealed that Rash Pal and Gursimran informed Rahul’s parents and they subsequently rushed him to a private hospital in Jalandhar where the doctors referred him to DMCH, Ludhiana. Rahul was declared brought dead.

Som Nath, SI, Kartarpur police station, revealed that the body was brought back to Jalandhar by the police, but no proceedings were initiated on the request of deceased’s parents.

4-year-old raped
Our Correspondents

Pathankot, June 29
A 4 year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man at Narot Mehra village today. DSP PS Virk said the accused, identified as Prabh Dyal Singh, is absconding. Child’s mother Pari Roshan Din found her unconscious on a roadside. The girl has been admitted to the Civil Hospital. The accused was addicted to drugs, it is learnt.The police has booked Prabh under Sections 363 and 376 of the IPC.

Theft in school

Hoshiarpur: Miscreants stole 11 LED monitors from the computer lab of Government Senior Secondary School, Jahura. Principal Deepak Kumar Tanda lodged a complaint after which a case under Sections 457 and 380 has been registered.