Intoxicants seized, 6 smugglers held

Hoshiarpur: The district police have arrested six smugglers and seized a huge quantity of narcotics from them. In the first case, the police seized 35 kg of poppy husk hidden in the oil tank of a truck. The police had set up a naka near the Municipal Corporation office and stopped a truck on suspicion. During the search, poppy husk hidden in the oil tank was seized. Two smugglers Aman Kumar alias Amna, a resident of Chuharwali district, Jalandhar, and Manpreet Singh, a resident of Jalandhar, have been arrested. A case has been registered after impounding the truck. The Hariana police have arrested a smuggler from Sataur village and recovered 63 gram of intoxicating powder from him. The accused has been identified as Sonu, a resident of Balveer Colony, Hoshiarpur. The Chabbewal police arrested Paramjit alias Goni, a resident of Haripur and recovered 34 gram of intoxicating powder from him. The Dasuya police have arrested Varinder Jeet of Dasuya and seized 85,500 ml of illicit liquor from him. William, a resident of Chhangla was nabbed with 25 gram of narcotic powder. OC

Two killed in separate mishaps

Hoshiarpur: Two persons lost their lives in different accidents in the area in the past 24 hours. Complainant, Amrik Singh, a resident of Roorkee, said he found Sunny Dayal, a resident of his village, lying on road in an injured condition near a school. With the help of locals, he took Sunny to a hospital in Garhshankar where he was declared brought dead by doctors. He suspected that Sunny had died after being hit by a vehicle. In another case, Shubham, a resident of Jalandhar, had lodged a complaint with the Mukerian police. He said near the Chakl Alla Baksh village, a car hit the tempo in which he was travelling. In the accident Komal Kumar, a resident of Jalandhar died after the tempo overturned due to the collision. oc

Two booked for forging papers

Hoshiarpur: On the charge of furnishing forged documents for getting bail from court, the city police have booked two persons and arrested one of them. In his complaint, Naib Court Buta Ram said for securing the bail for Kishan Kumar, a resident of Delhi, Jaswant Kaluwala and Daljinder Singh, both residents of Bauwal, furnished forged bail documents. The accused Daljinder Singh escaped from the spot while Jaswant Singh was arrested. The police have registered a case. oc

Two booked for threatening doc

Hoshiarpur: The police have registered a case against two persons for vandalising a hospital and threatening the doctor and the staff. The complainant, Dr Harish Bassi, of a private hospital on Sutehri Road, lodged a complaint with the police in this regard. He told the police that Tarun Kumar, a resident of Surajan Chowk and Meenu Sahgal, a resident of Amritsar, allegedly barged into his hospital on August 18, vandalised the property and threatened him. The police have registered a case against the accused. oc