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Woman held with 2.5 kg opium
Tarn Taran, July 9
The Sadar police arrested Jasbir Kaur alias Jassi, a resident of Fatehgarn Sabhra village in Ferozpore, after two and a half kg of opium was seized from her possession at a naka set up near Piddi village six kilometres from here on late on Sunday evening. DSP Jagdev Singh Rai headed the police party. A case under Section 18, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered.

Depressed mother kills ‘rape’ victim
Amritsar, July 9
Depressed with her husband who allegedly raped her seven-year-old adopted daughter, a woman today stabbed her daughter to death and tried to commit suicide by cutting her veins.

• 3 booked for rape

Woman held with 2.5 kg opium
Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, July 9
The Sadar police arrested Jasbir Kaur alias Jassi, a resident of Fatehgarn Sabhra village in Ferozpore, after two and a half kg of opium was seized from her possession at a naka set up near Piddi village six kilometres from here on late on Sunday evening. DSP Jagdev Singh Rai headed the police party. A case under Section 18, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered.

Mother-son booked

Gurmit Kaur, a resident of Ghagge village, and her son Navjot Singh have been booked under Section 363, 366 A, 34 IPC for allegedly abducting the teenaged daughter of their neighbour. The father of the victim in his statement to the police alleged that the accused abducted his daughter luring her on the pretext of marriage. The victim was abducted from the village on Sunday evening, he alleged.

Dowry harassment

Nine members of a family have been booked under Section 498 A, 406 IPC by the Sadar police late on Sunday evening for dowry harassment. The case was registered on the directions of the court of the local Chief Judicial Magistrate RK Condal on the complaint of Kawaljit Kaur, a resident of Gill Waraich village here. She had alleged inaction by the police in her case. The accused include, victim’s husband Charan Singh, father-in-law Jagir Singh, mother-in-law Kulwant Kaur, Tarlochan Singh and his wife Paramjit Kaur, Ranjit Singh and his wife Gurwinder Kaur, Gurmit Kaur and her husband Harwinder Singh.

Depressed mother kills ‘rape’ victim
PK Jaiswar
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 9
Depressed with her husband who allegedly raped her seven-year-old adopted daughter, a woman today stabbed her daughter to death and tried to commit suicide by cutting her veins.

While the girl died on the spot, the woman was rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in a serious condition.

The shocking incident took place about 9.30 pm.

Doctors attending on her said she is serious due to heavy blood loss.

Sakshi, the victim, said she took the extreme step as she felt disgusted after her relatives criticised her for lodging a complaint against her husband.

It is pertinent to mention here that her husband Ramesh Kumar has been arrested following the complaint.

Sakshi got married to Ramesh in 1993, but they did not have any child even after 12 years of marriage. The couple then adopted a baby girl of her brother-in-law (elder brother of Ramesh).

A day before yesterday, she caught Ramesh while sexually abusing her daughter following she lodged a case with the police.

The police authorities confirmed that the girl is dead.

3 booked for rape

Tarn Taran, July 9
Three youths of Mehiandipur village, 45 km from here, have been booked under Sections 376, 366, 366-A and 34 of the IPC for raping a teenaged girl of the same village. The accused have been identified as Sahib Singh, Sewa Singh and Kaka. The SHO said Sewa Singh had been arrested, while the other two were absconding. The victim alleged that Sahib Singh and Kaka abducted her when she had gone to bathroom last night. — OC