Man killed in road accident

Ludhiana: A man, Baljit Singh (62), was critically injured when a speeding tipper hit his bicycle from behind near Samrala Chowk. The victim was rushed to the Civil Hospital where he succumbed during treatment. The tipper driver managed to escape from the spot. Harjit Singh, brother of the deceased person, filed a complaint with the police charging the driver of the tipper (PB-07T-4886) with rash and reckless driving which took the life of his brother. The police have registered a case under Sections 304-A, 279 and 427 of the IPC. OC

Four held with narcotics

Ludhiana: The police have arrested Jaspal Singh, resident of Panj Dhera village, Talwandi, and seized 9 gm of intoxicating powder from him. The police said Jaspal was nabbed with drugs from Fatehpur Gujran village on Monday. A case was registered. Manpreet Singh, resident of Khera village, under the Dehlon police station was arrested from Gopalpur village and 2,000 habit-forming tablets were recovered from him. A case was registered. In another raid, the police nabbed two brothers, Mohit Shama and Rohit Shama, residents of Jain Colony, while consuming heroin in their house on Monday. 8 mg of heroin was seized from the duo and they were booked under Sections 22-A, 27, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. OC