5 held with Lahan, illicit liquor in Tarn Taran
Tarn Taran: A joint team of district police and excise department on Wednesday raided at eight places in the district and arrested five persons, including a woman, with 747 kg of lahan and 33,000 ml of illicit liquor. Two working stills were also seized by the raiding teams. District Excise Officer Navjot Bharti said the operation was launched in Bhai Ladhu, Dhunn, Marimegha, Jodhpur and Karmunwala village. The officer said the arrested accused were Nirmal Singh, Jaspal Singh of Bhai Ladhu, Shamsher Singh of Dhunn, Karamjit Kaur of Jodhpur and Gurdev Singh of Karmunwala (Chohla Sahib), while three of their accomplices Gursewak Singh, Balwinder Singh of Dhunn village and Gurdev Singh of Marimegha village were absconding. Working stills were seized from the residence of Shamsher Singh and Karamjit Kaur of Jodhpur. OC
House burgled in Ramdass area
Amritsar: Unidentified persons decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth lakhs from a house in Ramdass area when the family had gone to attend funeral of a relative here. Virvarshal (70), a resident of Ramdas, told the police that when they returned they found the CCTV cameras switched off and locks of almirahs broken. He said he along with his wife had gone to the funeral of a relative at Vallah village around 10.30 am and returned around 3.30 pm on Monday. When they returned, they found the entire house ransacked, he added. When checked, they found seven gold rings, two ear studs, two gold chains, two gold ear rings, two gold bangles worth Rs 5 lakh, silver ornaments worth around Rs 1 lakh, including 20 silver coins of British era, besides Rs 15,000 cash missing. A case under Sections 454 and 380 of the IPC has been registered. TNS
One held with 5 gm of heroin
Tarn Taran: A police party from Sarai Amanat Khan police station, headed by Sub- Inspector Hardeep Singh, arrested Sandeep Singh, alias Suraj of Naushehra Dhala, with five gm of heroin on Wednesday. The police party stopped a motorcycle and during search five gm of heroin was seized from the person riding the bike. The police have registered a case under Sections 21-A, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC
Man booked for rape
Amritsar: The Bhindi Saidan police have booked Manjit Singh of Bhindi Saidan for allegedly raping a married woman five days ago. A complaint was, however, lodged with the police on Wednesday, after which a case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC was registered against him. No arrest has been made so far. The victim told the police that she was sleeping, when the accused entered her house by jumping over the wall. She alleged that when she resisted his move, he threatened to kill her or face dire consequences. TNS
