Drug addict booked for killing wife

Barnala: A drug addict allegedly murdered his wife at Ugoke village in Barnala and also injured his son. The police are conducting raids to arrest the accused. “Deceased Mandeep Kaur was facing problems as her accused husband Saibar Singh was a drug addict and also had relations with another woman. Last evening, the accused attacked Mandeep with a wooden stick on her head and also injured his son before escaping. The mother and son were taken to the Tapa Civil Hospital where Mandeep was declared dead,” said Parmjit Singh, brother of the deceased. He said Mandeep Kaur was married to the accused around 23 years ago and the couple had four children — three daughters and son Sukhbir. He alleged that whenever Mnadeep tried to stop her husband from going to meet the other woman, he would beat her up. “We have registered a case against accused Saiber Singh. We will hand over the body to her relatives after post-mortem,” said Sardara Singh, Sehna SHO. TNS

300-kg plastic bags seized

Barnala: Special teams have seized 300-kg plastic carry bags in Barnala district in the past one week. Deputy Commissioner Tej Partap Singh Phoolka said teams of the Municipal Council have seized 230-kg plastic bags within a week. “Tapa MC officials have seized 30-kg plastic bags while those of Bhadaur have seized 20-kg of plastic bags. The Handiaya Nagar Panchayat has also confiscated 20-kg plastic bags,” the DC said. TNS