Phagwara: One person arrested for raping a minor
Phagwara: Police have arrested a man for raping a minor girl in Parmar Nagar area here on June 6. The suspect has been identified as Sunny Kumar, a resident of Saparra village in Uttar Pradesh. Sadar Station House Officer (SHO) Balwinder Singh Bhullar said Sunny’s brother-in-law Toofan Paul, who had helped the suspect escape, has already been arrested. A case has been registered under sections 376-AB, 377 and 212 of the IPC and section 6 of the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. SHO Bhullar said since the suspect was a minor, he was produced before a juvenile court which sent him to a special home. OC
Murder suspect in judicial custody
Phagwara: Musahib Ansari, who was arrested for allegedly murdering his nephew Sahil Ansari in New Mansa Devi Nagar of Phagwara on Wednesday, was produced before a local judicial magistrate on Thursday evening. He has been sent to 14-day judicial custody. Satnampura SHO Gaurav Dhir said that domestic dispute is being reported as the reason behind the murder.
Man dies in road accident
Hoshiarpur: A person died in a road accident near Mohalla Gautam Nagar on Hoshiarpur-Una Road late Thursday night. According to the information, a speeding car hit the wall of a salon near Bullanwari Chowk and after turning several times, hit a pole on the other side of the road. According to eyewitnesses, the car was being driven at a high speed. The driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to save pedestrians. The injured person was taken out of the vehicle and taken to the hospital, where he died. After receiving the information, the police reached the spot and started investigating the case.
