In Brief: Booked for sacrilege

Phagwara: The police have booked unidentified persons on the charges of deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or spiritual beliefs. Surti of Jalalpur village complained to the police that the accused had barged into Valmiki Maharaj Gurdwara on December 17 and torn pages of holy granth.

Mobile tower parts stolen

Phagwara: The police have booked a Moga villager on the charge of stealing a mobile tower parts. The accused has been identified as Manjindar Singh of Kanayia Kalan village in Moga. Akash Deep of Mudh village complained to the police that he was the supervisor of mobile companies and the accused and his accomplices stole parts from a mobile tower at Ismailpur village.

Expired drug claims life

Phagwara: A villager died after consuming the expired medicine. The deceased has been identified as Gourav of Barra Salam village. Som Nath, father of the deceased, told the police that his son consumed expired medicine by mistake and died. The police has handed over the body to the family after the post-mortem.

Man held for liquor peddling

Phagwara: The police have arrested a resident on the charge of smuggling liquor. As many as 60 bottles of liquor were recovered from the possession of the accused Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Padda Colony, Lohian town. A case under the Excise Act has been registered against the accused. The Bilga police arrested a woman Kaushalya of Mao Sahib village with nine bottles of country-made liquor.

Two arrested for extortion

Phagwara: The police have arrested two 'gangsters' on the charge of extortion. The accused have been identified as Anmol, alias Mela, and Sahil Vashisht of Tibbarr village in Gurdaspur. The victim had complained to the police that he received a call from a telephone number in which the accused demanded Rs 50 lakh from him and threatened to kill him if no money was paid. oc

3 booked for cutting trees

Garhshankar: The police have registered a case on the complaint of the Range Officer of the Forest Department against three persons, including two brothers, on the charge of cutting and stealing khair wood from the forest. The brothers belong to Harwan, and third one from Haibowal.

Youth's body found in pit

Hoshiarpur: The body of a youth was found in a pit in village. The police said it was suspected that someone must have murdered this youth and thrown the body. The youth's hands were tied and there were marks of sharp-edged weapons on his body. The body has been taken into custody and the police is conducting investigation.