Ex-serviceman held for ‘rape’

Garhashankar: The police on Wednesday arrested an ex-serviceman of Paddi Khushi village, after he tried to rape a 2-year-old girl. The family of the victim said while their daughter was playing outside the house in the evening, Ramji Das, who lives nearby, took their daughter to his house and tried to rape her. When people raised an alarm, the accused threw the girl in the street. People informed the family and handed the girl to them. The girl was crying and there were marks of bite on her body. After this, the girl was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Garhshankar, and the doctor immediately reported the matter to the police at Saila Khurd. SHO, Mahilpur police station, Satwinder Singh Dhaliwal, said the accused was arrested and a case had been registered under Sections 376 and 511 of the IPC and under POCSO Act. OC

Three held with heroin, Rs 2.7 lakh

Hoshiarpur: Cops of Mehtiana police station arrested three smugglers and seized 50 gm of heroin and Rs2.7 lakh drug money from them. Two of the accused were on parole. Investigating Officer (IO) ASI Buta Singh said a police patrolling party at Pandori Bibi village signalled two cars to stop. During search, 50 gm of heroin and Rs2.7 lakh drug money was found in the cars. Besides, the police also recovered an electronic weighing scale which was reportedly used to weigh heroin. The IO said the accused had been identified as Deepak, alias Kaka, of Ravidass Nagar, Gautam Kalia, of Arora Colony, and Gaurav Kumar, of Bali Colony, Rahon Road, Ludhiana. He said several FIRs were already registered at various police stations against the three accused. Deepak Kumar and Gautam Kalia were out on parole and their cars had been impounded, the IO said. He said the three were produced in a court, which sent them to judicial custody. OC