NEIGHBOURHOOD

Murder accused arrested
Our Correspondent

Dera Bassi, February 8
The police have arrested a murder accused and recovered Rs 8 lakh from him. Addressing a press conference, SSP Indermohan Singh Bhatti a police team led by SHO Gurjeet Singh arrested Rashpal Singh near Bhikhiwind in Tarn Taran district.

The accused, Rashpal Singh, alias Bholu, a resident of Dyalpura village in Tarn Taran, was accused of murdering Mohammad Nafis, an employee with a contractor of a meat plant. He was found murdered in his house on January 29.

The SSP stated that the accused had confessed to the crime. Rashpal Singh said he killed Mohammed Nafis over a financial dispute. After the incident, the accused fled with the victim's Alto car and Rs 26 lakh. The accused has been remanded to two-day police custody.

CRIME

Police conduct raids to arrest the remaining accused in rape case
Our Correspondent

Mohali, February 8
The police are conducting raids to arrest three more accused, including the master mind, in the case of the abduction and rape of two students of a nursing institute near Kurali. SSP Indermohan Singh said the main accused in the case is still at large.

The investigating officer, ASI Jarnail Singh, said raids were being conducted by the police to catch hold of the main suspects, Devinder Singh Lali, Burny and Parambir Singh, alias Pamma. He said the police have already arrested three accused in the case, identified as Palwinder Singh, alias Gulu, Talwinder Singh, alias Bhuchhar, and Gurpreet Singh, alias Ganju.

The investigating officer said all the six accused had allegedly drawn up a plan on January 26 to abduct students of the institute. Palwinder Singh’s Alto car was used in the crime. He said on January 27 Burny, Lali and Gulu allegedly abducted the two girls while they were on their way to the institute. At the time of the abduction the victims were threatened with a rifle and were forced to keep mum. The other three accused followed them on a motor cycle. The ASI said the two nursing students were kept for a day at a farm near Manakpur Sharif village, where they were allegedly raped. The victims were released by the accused on January 28 around 4 pm.

The girls were dropped on a motor cycle near Kubaheri village.