Youth dies of drug overdose

Tarn Taran: A 23-year-old youth, identified as Amarjit Singh, allegedly died of drug overdose at Chheena Bidhi Chand village falling under the Sarai Amanat Khan police. His body was found at his house on Sunday. Gurlal Singh Lali of the same village has been booked under Section 304 of the IPC. Lakhbir Kaur, mother of the deceased, alleged that Amarjit went with Gurlal Singh last evening where the latter injected the victim and thereafter he died. The deceased was a truck driver and had returned from West Bengal two-day back. The accused has gone absconding since then, the police said. OC

UK, USA plan special flights

Amritsar: The USA and the UK governments have arranged two special flights for their nationals of Indian origin to take them back to the countries. Shivdular Singh Dhillon, Deputy Commissioner, said embassies of these countries arranged two flights to evacuate 300 Britons and the Americans. These flights will take off to Delhi from where they will board different flights to their countries. TNS

Drones watching Curfew violators

Tarn Taran: The police on Sunday started the use of drones to check curfew violations in the district. Deputy Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal said the district police keeping in view the ongoing curfew violation on a large scale had sought the permission to use drones to keep a watch on curfew violators. The police operated drones in Patti and Bhikhiwind towns today. OC