Amritsar: An alleged drug addict committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house located on Kale road in Chheharta on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Jasbir Singh (33). He was alone while his mother had gone to visit some relative when the incident took place. Chheharta police station SHO Sukhbir Singh said the body was handed over to the family after getting the autopsy done and further investigation was under way. Balbir Kaur, mother of the deceased, told the her husband Gurbachan Singh lived abroad and she used to stay with her son. She said her son fell in bad company and started consuming drugs. She said she got him treated, but he used to relapse after sometime. Balbir said Jasbir took a mobile phone of his friend and when he did not return the same, his friend came to their residence and found him hanging with the ceiling fan. TNS

Two nabbed with 321-gm heroin

Tarn Taran: The Sarhali police have nabbed two persons and seized 321 grams of heroin from them. One of the accused has been identified as Harpreet Singh, a resident of Benwalipur village, while identity of the second person was not disclosed. The duo was arrested from Jallewal village after being intercepted by the cops. Tarn Taran SSP Dhruman H Nimbale said a case under Sections 21,29,61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. In another incident, the Bhikhiwind police have nabbed a proclaimed offender with 1000 intoxicanting tablets on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Lakhwinder Singh, a resident of Sursingh village. The accused was arrested four years ago under the NDPS Act and was declared the PO. A case under Sections 22,61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against Lakhwinder. OC

Hrithik Arora is NSUI state secy

Tarn Taran: Hrithik Arora, president of the local district unit of the National Student Union India (NSUI), on Friday was appointed state secretary and district in-charge of the NSUI. He received a letter issued by Akshay Sharma, state president of the union. Hrithik worked hard for needy people of society during the peak of the first wave of the Covid pandemic. He said he was committed to helping down-trodden sections of society. OC

DSP’s reader held for fraud

Amritsar: The Vigilance Bureau on Friday nabbed a reader attached to a DSP for corruption. The accused, Tejinder Bali, allegedly demanded Rs3 lakh as bribe for dropping the name of a suspect from an FIR. The incident came to light when SSP Parampal Singh was apprised of the matter. The accused tried to escape from the office, but was chased and caught by sleuths of the Vigilance Bureau. TNS

Hotelier suicide: Partner booked

Amritsar: A day after hotelier Sanjiv Bindra (55) committed suicide by shooting himself with his licensed revolver at his hotel in Sultanwind Gate, the police have booked his partner Rajan Malhotra, a resident of East Mohan Nagar, on charges of abetment to suicide. No arrest has been made till now. Mridul Bindra, son of the deceased, told the police that his father was upset for the last two months and Malhotra was harassing him and wanted to usurp the hotel without giving him his share. Assistant Commissioner of Police Jaspreet Singh said a case has been registered on the statement of deceased’s son and further investigation was under progress. TNS

Man booked after year of incident

Amritsar: A year after a man allegedly raped a woman in Kherabala Chak village, the police have registered a case against the accused, identified as Rajbir Singh. The 30-year-old victim filed a complaint with the IG Border Range in December 2020. She alleged that the accused entered her house by jumping over the wall in May 2020 and started vulgar activities. Sub-Inspector Simarjit Kaur said the probe conducted by an SP rank-officer. A case has been registered under Sections 376, 506 and 354-C of the IPC against Rajbir. TNS