Amritsar
Two booked for molesting cops: The police has arrested a bus driver and a conductor for allegedly molesting two woman constables in full public view. They were coming to Amritsar for election duty. The victims currently were under training at the Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, and were in their uniform. The accused, Dyal Singh of Buter Nangal village and Prem Singh of Ubran Estate Quadian Road, Batala, have been sent to judicial remand at the Amritsar Central Jail. The bus has also been impounded. In their complaint, the victims alleged that the accused caught one of them from the arm after an argument over bus tickets.

Six-year-old raped by uncle: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her paternal uncle at Rayya Khurd village in Beas near here on Monday. The police has arrested the accused, Balwant Singh, after registering a case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. In her complaint, the victim's mother alleged that she and her husband had gone to the market when the accused committed the crime. The accused is an elder brother of the victim's father.

Abohar
Patwari held for graft: The Vigilance Bureau on Monday nabbed a patwari while allegedly accepting a bribe from a farmer. Muktsar (Vigilance) cell DSP Jagdish Singh said Sohan Singh, a farmer of Rajpura village, had approached patwari Baldev Singh of Bhagu village in this sub-division seeking clubbing of turns for watering of the fields owned by his wife and sister-in-law. The patwari allegedly demanded Rs 7,000 as bribe money. After striking the deal for Rs 3,500, the farmer informed the Vigilance Bureau. 

Sangrur
Depot-holders protest cash subsidy: Ration depot-holders led by their district association president Jeewan Kumar Garg on Monday held a rally in support of their demands at the District Administrative Complex here. Garg said their main demand was continuation of the public distribution system (PDS) as they felt the Union Government was going to scrap the PDS by way of giving direct subsidy to the ration card-holders. He said they were opposed to the idea as it would ruin their businesses.