Man arrested for smuggling liquor

Ludhiana: Amarjit Latal, a resident of Selkiana village, was arrested by the police on a tip-off that the suspect was selling smuggled liquor at his house in the village. In a raid conducted by the police, eight bottles of Kings Gold whisky were seized from his possession. He has been booked under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act. oc

Five nabbed on gambling charge

Ludhiana: The police have nabbed five persons, identified as Mohit, Jaswinder Singh, Pavittar Singh, Rajneesh Kumar and Teerath Singh, who were found gambling at a public place behind Kali Mata Mandir in Maharshi Valmiki Nagar. A pack of cards and Rs 4,700 were seized from the spot and all suspects were booked under Sections 13, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act and Section 188, IPC. oc

Three booked for casteist remarks

Ludhiana: The police have booked three persons, Ranjit Singh, Lalit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma, all residents of Baddowal, under Sections 66 of the IT Act and Section 3 of the SC/ST Act on the complaint of Jatinder Tandon of Tedhi Road in Shimlapuri. The complainant alleged that the suspects had sent him a recorded message on phone in which casteist remarks were made and derogatory language was used against him. OC