Tarn Taran ASI suffers heart attack, dies

Tarn Taran: Assistant Sub-Inspector Avtar Singh, who was posted at Motor Transport (MT) branch of the district police, died of cardiac arrest on Friday. The police have filed a complaint under Section 174 of the CrPC on the statement of Prabhjot Singh, son of the deceased. He told the police that his father woke up at 5 am and complained of chest pain. The post-mortem was conducted at the Civil Hospital. OC

Two nabbed with 950-gm heroin

Tarn Taran: The 103rd Battalion of the Border Security Force nabbed two persons with 950 grams of heroin on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Gurlal Singh and Lakhwinder Singh, both residents of Thathi Jaimal Singh village. The duo was harvesting their paddy when the BSF nabbed them. The BSF team led by Company Commandant Sanjay Kumar also seized their tractor-trailer, a combine harvester and two mobile phones. The accused have been booked under Sections 21-C, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC

No new Covid case reported in dist

Amritsar: No new Covid-19 positive case was reported on Friday. The count of cases stood at 47,388. The health authorities reported recovery of four patients with which the recovery count has increased to 45,776. At present, the district has a total of 12 active cases. The toll stands at 1,598 in the district. Meanwhile, 147 people were inoculated during the ongoing vaccination drive today. The total count of people inoculated in the district has increased to 17,17,922. In Tarn Taran, one positive case was reported today. The district has seven active cases and the toll stands at 380. Civil Surgeon Dr Rohit Mehta said they collected 667 samples today. TNS