Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 27

Amritsar rural police have booked a fertiliser dealer and a firm owner for manufacturing and selling substandard material. The case was registered following a complaint lodged by Chief Agriculture Officer here. A complaint was submitted after the samples of the fertilisers failed in the test.

Those booked were identified as Sukhjinder Singh of Tarsikka, who runs a fertiliser store, Mansukhpal Singh of Barnala, owner of the fertiliser firm, and its unidentified MD. An FIR was registered under Section 19 (A), 19 (C) Fertilizer Control Order and Section 7 of the Essential Commodity Act.

Gurwinder Singh, SHO Tarsikka police station, said as per complaint, the samples of the fertilisers was taken around two months ago. These samples were then sent for testing in Pune. During the testing, it was found to be of substandard quality. Therefore, a case has been registered. He added further investigation was underway.

Man found murdered

An unknown person was found murdered in fields of Verka here on Friday. The deceased had injury marks on his head. The police have registered a murder case against unidentified persons in this connection.

Harinderpal Singh, a resident of Verka, told police he found the body of a unknown person (50) while he was out on a morning stroll. “I immediately informed the police control room in this regard,” he said. Verka police authorities said the body has been kept in the mortuary for identification. They said a case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered and further investigations were underway.