1 death, 18 new cases in Amritsar district

Amritsar: With one death Sunday, the Covid toll in the district has increased to 569. The deceased has been identified as Rattan Chand, a 75-year-old from Sundar Nagar. The district health authorities have also reported 18 new cases with which the total count has increased to 14,840. The new cases include nine influenza-like-illness cases and nine contacts of positive patients. Meanwhile, with the recovery of 10 patients, the recovery count has increased to 14,171. The district at present has a total of 100 active cases. TNS

Minor sexually harassed, 1 held

Amritsar: The police have arrested a youth for allegedly sexually harassing his seven-year-old cousin. The accused has been identified as Aman Verma (20), a resident of Khai Mohalla. The incident came to light after the victim narrated the incident to her relative who further informed her mother. A case has been registered under Sections 376-A (B) and 511 of the IPC and Section 3, 4 of the Protection of Children of Sexual Offences Act. The police said Aman was produced before the court, which sent him to five-day police remand. TNS

32-year-old man electrocuted

Tarn Taran: Sarup Singh (32), a daily wager, was electrocuted at his native Baghiari village, on Saturday night. Ranjit Singh, cousin of the deceased, said, Sarup Singh had touched a live wire while switching off the lights. He died on the spot. The Chabal police have lodged a report under Section 174 of the CrPC. The postmortem was conducted at a local Civil Hospital today. The deceased is survived by his wife, daughter and a son. He was the sole bread winner of his family, said Ranjit Singh, his cousin. OC

Ration distributed among needy

Amritsar: Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu attended the ration distribution function of Mahakali Temple Trust at Green Field Majitha Road here on Sunday. Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu along with councillor Priyanka Sharma, Ritesh Sharma and trust managers distributed ration to the needy families of Ward No. 12, 13 and 14. Ration is being distributed to the needy families every month by the Mahakali Temple Trust. Speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that by giving basic amenities to the residents of Ward No. 12, 13 and 14, we have done development of every area. The Mayor praised managers of the Mahakali Temple Trust for the social welfare work by the trust. Vipan Kumar, Rajiv Sharma, Indrajit Sharma, Bhupinder Kumar, Rajesh Dogra and a large number of area residents were present on the occasion. TNS