Brief: Manoj appointed Jalandhar MS

Phagwara: Senior Medical Officer Dr Lehimber Ram has been promoted and appointed as Civil Surgeon, Fazilka. As per transfer orders issued by Secretary, Health, Punjab, Dr Gurjit Singh has been appointed as Civil Surgeon, Bathinda, Dr Vandana Chitkara as Civil Surgeon, Mohali, Dr Rohini Goyal as Deputy Director, Chandigarh, Dr Baldev Singh as Civil Surgeon, Barnala, Dr Rashmi Sharma as Chief Chemical Examiner Mohali, Dr Jyoti Sharma, Medical Superintendent, ESI-Ludhiana, Dr Manoj Kumari as Medical Superintendent, ESI-Jalandhar. oc

Ludhiana man held for assault

Phagwara: The police have arrested a Ludhiana villager on the charge of assaulting a villager. The accused has identified as Bikramjit Singh of Parjian Kalan village in Ludhiana, and his accomplices. Gurcharan Singh of Gounsuwal village had complained to the police that the accused and his four accomplices had attacked him on May 11, seriously injuring and threatened him with dire consequences brandishing firearms. A case was registered against the accused. oc

Murder accused yet to be held

Phagwara: The police have yet to arrest two murder accused, who have been on the run for 22 years. They had allegedly murdered a local jeweller Mimik. Janak Raj of Sufi Mohalla, Railway Road, Nakodar, who was employed at a jewellery shop, along with his accomplice Sonu of Ferozepur, were declared proclaimed offenders. The trial court had, however, acquitted one of their accomplices. Janak had a scuffle with Mimik and his father in January 2002 after which Janak and his accomplices attacked them with knives. Mimik was declared dead at a hospital. oc

house burgled, Rs 47,000 stolen

Phagwara: Miscreants reportedly burgled a house in Onkar Nagar in Phagwara last night. The woman Baljit Kaur told the police that the burglars entered the house after breaking the locks and took away Rs 47,000 in cash after ransacking the house. The police have registered a case. oc

many booked for farm fires

Phagwara: The police have booked villagers for burning paddy stubble. SHO Yadwinder Singh said the police had received online complaints of burning paddy stubble at Sajanwal village. The SHO said cases have been registered against the unidentified suspects. oc

police freeze

Rs 11l drug money

Jalandhar: In an operation against drug trafficking, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police have frozen Rs 11 lakh linked to drug money. The action, led by Commissioner of Police Swapan Sharma, underscores the police commitment to eradicating the drug menace in the city. The crackdown stems from an FIR registered on September 9, 2019, at Police Station, Basti Bawa Khel, under Sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act. oc