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Kidnapped child rescued from Delhi
New Delhi, August 23
The South District Police here today rescued a minor boy who had been kidnapped from Batala in Punjab on July 20. South district DCP Chhaya Sharma said the police had arrested a 45-year-old woman, allegedly involved in sex trade, and her boyfriend from the Adarsh Nagar area of northwest Delhi in this connection.

Dengue case reported in Civil Hospital
Hoshiarpur, August 23
One case of confirmed dengue fever has been reported in the local Civil Hospital last evening. District health officer Surinder Malik said here today that the positive dengue fever patient had been identified as Mandip Singh, son of Amarjit Singh of Rorian village. He was working at Mohali.

Man commits suicide
Hoshiarpur, August 23
Gurpreet Singh, son of Shingara Singh of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Nagar village, committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his in-laws’ house at Jandore village last evening.

Head constable robbed
Hoshiarpur, August 23
Three unidentified motorcycle-borne persons robbed Kulwinder Singh, head constable, posted at CIA Staff, Hoshiarpur, of his motorcycle, one mobile phone, Rs 3,000 cash and his identity card.

Kidnapped child rescued from Delhi
Woman, friend held; boy was kidnapped from Batala
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 23
The South District Police here today rescued a minor boy who had been kidnapped from Batala in Punjab on July 20. South district DCP Chhaya Sharma said the police had arrested a 45-year-old woman, allegedly involved in sex trade, and her boyfriend from the Adarsh Nagar area of northwest Delhi in this connection.

Savita, who had divorced her husband seven years ago, and Ajay, 28, residents of Adarsh Nagar, were held after a complaint lodged with the Civil Line police station in Gurdaspur district.

Initial investigation was taken up by the Punjab Police after Satender Kaur reported that her son had been missing since July 20. Satender, along with her husband, two sons and a daughter, resides at a rented house in Batala.

On July 20, Satender had left home at 3 pm to pay the monthly rent of the house to the landlord. “When she returned after an hour, her younger son was missing. Her efforts to locate him in the neighbourhood bore no result. Later, she came to know that her neighbour Savita was also missing with her belongings,” Sharma added.

The police said Savita revealed during the interrogation that she took a house on rent in Batala and, within hours, befriended the victim and his family.

“Once she sensed the opportunity, she kidnapped the child by offering him sweets. She took him to Delhi by bus and started living in rented accommodation with her boyfriend,” Sharma said.

“Sustained interrogation revealed that Savita was involved in sex trade and used to travel frequently to Punjab. She, along with her boyfriend, planned to kidnap a child to avoid interrogation at police pickets,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South).

On Thursday, the Delhi police received a tip-off that the child was seen with a woman in the Adarsh Nagar area. A police team conducted a massive hunt for the woman and verified several addresses for the safe release of the child.

“A house-to-house search was conducted in Shankar Vihar and Adarsh Nagar during which the accused woman along with her boyfriend were apprehended and the child was rescued,” Sharma added.

Dengue case reported in Civil Hospital
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, August 23
One case of confirmed dengue fever has been reported in the local Civil Hospital last evening. District health officer Surinder Malik said here today that the positive dengue fever patient had been identified as Mandip Singh, son of Amarjit Singh of Rorian village. He was working at Mohali.

Teams of health workers had been instructed to make a survey within the radius of 500 yards of Mandip Singh’s house to ascertain the exact number of other dengue fever patients in the area.

The Civil Surgeon, Mohali, had also been informed about the said patient and had been requested to conduct a survey at the construction site where Mandip was doing job.

He advised the people to remove stagnated water from their coolers, damaged tyres, flower pots, etc, which were the breeding places for dengue mosquitoes.

The prevailing weather condition and temperature between 16 degree Celsius and 30 degree Celsius was favourable for dengue mosquitoes breeding, he added.

Man commits suicide

Hoshiarpur, August 23
Gurpreet Singh, son of Shingara Singh of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Nagar village, committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his in-laws’ house at Jandore village last evening.

Following his death, the Dasuya police has booked Gurpreet’s wife Karamjit Kaur, daughter of Daulat Singh of Jandore, under Section 304 of the IPC.

According to police sources, Gurpreet’s father Shingara Singh said his son was married to Karamjit Kaur and they had strained relations. A case was also pending in the Hoshiarpur court in this connection. — OC

Head constable robbed

Hoshiarpur, August 23
Three unidentified motorcycle-borne persons robbed Kulwinder Singh, head constable, posted at CIA Staff, Hoshiarpur, of his motorcycle, one mobile phone, Rs 3,000 cash and his identity card.

According to police sources, Kulwinder, after completing his duty, was going to his Barian Kalan village last evening. When he reached near Handowal village, three persons on a motorcycle suddenly appeared before him and snatched the cash and valuables from him and fled.

The Chabbewal police has registered a case under Sections 382 and 34 of the IPC. — OC