Visa fraud: 4 of family booked

Hoshiarpur: The City police have booked four persons of a family for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 6 lakh on the pretext of providing Canadian visa. Anjana Devi, the wife of Ashok Kumar, a resident of local Mohalla Katcha Toba, had complained to the SSP in this regard. She said Rakesh Kumar Verma, a resident of Mohalla Gopal Nagar on Tibba Road in Ludhiana, was working in her showroom. The accused came to know that she was willing to go to Canada. He, along with his wife Poonam Rani, mother Anita Rani and brother Rahul Verma, took Rs 6 lakh from them on pretext of arranging Canadian visa. Later, the accused refused to return the money and failed to arrange the visa.The City police have registered a case under Sections 420 and 406, IPC. OC

Robbery case solved, 4 held

Hoshiarpur: With the arrest of four accused, the police claimed to have solved Rs6.5-lakh robbery case within 24 hours that took place in the Mahilpur area on Wednesday. All four accused are employees of money changer. The police also seized the entire amount. The accused have been identified as Baljinder Singh, Sahil of Kot Fatuhi, Rohit of Bugran and Prabhjot Singh of Binjo. SP (D) Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu said on July 13, Rajesh Kumar of Mahilpur, who is running Western Union (currency exchange) in the area, lodged a complaint with the police that three unidentified persons had snatched a bag containing Rs 6.50 lakh from Baljinder Singh and Balwinder Singh, who work in his shop, by putting chili powder in their eyes near Milan Palace. The SP (D) said Baljinder was the kingpin of the crime who hatched a conspiracy with Sahil, Rohit and Prabhjot and all of them were booked under various sections of the IPC. Sandhu said the accused were remanded to the police custody for three days by a local court. OC

3 held for dowry harassment

Hoshiarpur: The Garhdiwala police have registered a case against the husband, mother-in-law and father-in-law for torturing a woman for dowry. Surjit Kaur, daughter of Baldev Singh, a resident of Baranda village, told the police that she was married to Lakhwinder Singh, son of Nirmal Singh and a resident of Fambian village. She told that after the marriage, her husband, his father-in-law and mother-in-law Mohinder Kaur started harassing her demanding more dowry. The accused also threw her out of the matrimonial house and destroyed her dowry items. The police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 498 and 406 of the IPC. OC

One held for illegal mining

Hoshiarpur: The Mehtiana police have arrested a resident of Dihana on the charge of illegal mining. The police, during a naka near Dihana village, stopped a trolley laden with soil. During the interrogation, the driver could not show any document regarding transporting the soil. The accused driver, Lal Hussain, was arrested and a case was registered against him. OC

SI recruitment process

Nawanshahr: As the Punjab Police has started the process of recruitment of 560 sub-inspectors, the District Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Officer Sanjeev Kumar said both male and females are eligible for the posts. "The candidate should be at least a graduate and the age limit is 18-28 years," he said. The officer said the last date for online application for this recruitment is July 27 and candidates can apply by visiting the Punjab Police website. He said the candidates who want to get training from Punjab Police can contact Gaurav Dhir on 95921-77111.TNS

HPCL celebrates Foundation Day

Jalandhar: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) organised its 47th Foundation Day at Apahij Ashram on Thursday. The celebrations were held by organising a cake-cutting ceremony by officials of the HPCL and Tarsem Kapoor, head of the Ashram.

SBI holds tree plantation drive

Jalandhar: Officials of the State Bank of India planted 200 saplings along Cool Road, New Jawahar Nagar; Radio Colony and a government primary school in the area. The bank officials organised the tree plantation drive in association with MC Councillor Manmohan Singh. Residents, including Gurpreet Kaur, Sonia Rana. TNS